2012 Château Berliquet

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 88.4 points

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  3/8/2022 - Cailles wrote: 86 Points

  Bordeaux 2012 - 10 Years On - 33 Reds: All wines tasted blind. Not decanted. A few observations: 1) 2012 is a good quality vintage without the depth/length of great vintages. Still, one of the better “off-vintages”. 2) Many but not all wines are drinking well today. They are generally open, round and fleshed out. 3) Further cellaring is advised as there are hardly any tertiary aromas yet and that extra complexity will render the wines more interesting. The wines generally have the structure and fruit to age gracefully. 4) The level of ripeness/alcohol are not a concern (09, 10, 15, 18 have more problems in that area). 5) Left bank (avg. 92.2 pts) beats right bank (91.0) (group has right bank a notch ahead). The overall group avg. score is at a good 92.1, but unsurprisingly below past retrospectives of better vintages (00, 09, 10). 6) There are highlights on both sides: my best wines today were Ausone (96 pts), Mouton (96), Cheval (95) and Margaux (95).
  
  TN: Medium expressive nose with dark berries but some fine strawberry & floral aromas too. Some slight green notes too. On the palate this lacks a touch fruit to balance the herbal and green notes. Overall ok balance at best, missing a touch of sweetness. Not very complex and rather short. No winner here but no obvious fault either. 86 pts.
  
  Decanting: Needs no extended decanting but probably some air would help to make it more balance. 1-2 hours advised.
  
  Group rank: 32nd out of 33 reds
  Group average score: 88.5
  
  More information, vintage comparisons, top and worst 10 list, appellation rankings from the group in the story link.

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  2/7/2022 - sirpat00 wrote: 89 Points

  Bordeaux 2012 10 years on tasting: A 2012 Bordeaux vintage horizontal hosted by a private collector. Main observations were: 1/ Left bank beats right bank thanks to Paulliac, St Estèphe and Margaux, 2/ (over-)extraction was a frequent issue, making this a vintage where winemaking decisions and skill mattered, 3/ as such, unsurprisingly, first growths and right bank equivalents clearly outperformed the pack, 4/ highlights were Ausone (97) followed by Cheval Blanc, Mouton, Pichon Lalande (all 96), 5/ the lowlight was an over-extracted Pape Clement (88). Complete ranking and additional observations included in the tasting story.
  
  Tasting note:
  Ripe cherry and blue berries and an element of Williams, pretty extracted in style. Herbs provide for a fresh layer aromatically. Some leather and aging notes, but not very precise. The overall impression was pretty rustic, wooden. Fruit forward palate, not integrated, mouthcoating tannin and leaves a bitter aftertaste.

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  10/3/2020 - vino_per_tutti Likes this wine: 90 Points

  "Coins" gets this right in a more comprehensive note. Dusty dried cherry, black fruits, iron and some tobacco on the nose. Plenty of Right Bank fruit (black and red) on the attack; more of those earthy flavors (cast iron, tobacco, black cherry and metallic substrates) on the mid-palate. Mouth-filling. Smooths out a bit on the back, but finish is still a bit tannic and grainy, suggesting that this is still on the young side. Will check back in a year or two on remaining bottles.

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  7/6/2015 - Jeff Leve wrote: 89 Points

  Red and black plums, espresso and earthy notes are all over the nose. On the palate, the wine is soft, with gentle, tannins and sweet, black raspberries in the finish.

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  4/26/2013 - Jeff Leve wrote: 88 Points

  A blend from 65% Merlot with 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine shows a deep ruby color with dark red berries and a cocoa and cherry finish. 87-89 Pts

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