Château Lamothe-Bergeron Haut-Médoc 2016 - Cru Bourgeois

Bettane & Desseauve

About the wine:

Tender, flowery, fruity nose, mouth in the same style, harmonious, pleasant to drink and very refreshing. Well-made, with a rare elegance and great balance.

About the domain :

A famous estate, very much in vogue in the 19th century, this sleeping beauty woke up in fine form four years ago, thanks to a buyout by the Mounier cognac house. Laurent Méry is in charge. Situated between Margaux and Saint-Julien, on gravelly terroirs, the vineyard comprises almost 70 hectares of vines planted equally between Cabernet and Merlot. Major renovations have been undertaken to restore the château to its former glory. Modern and avant-garde, advised by Hubert de Boüard (Château Angélus), the wine still retains its finesse and elegance.

Guide Hachette des vins

About the domain :

A cru bourgeois that has been producing wine since the Middle Ages. It owes its name to the agronomist Jacques de Bergeron, who perfected a grafting method in the early 19th century. Backed by a 19th-century building, the vineyard covers almost 80 hectares, owned by cognac houses H. Mounier and Hardy.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

About the wine:

Château Lamothe-Bergeron 2016 displays impressive freshness and vitality on the nose: effervescent black fruits mixed with tobacco and graphite. The palate is well-balanced with lively acidity, harmonious on the palate with good depth, lots of new wood on the finish but this should be subsumed by the time it's bottled. There's potential here.

About the domain :

Wine Enthusiast

About the wine:

The estate's rather grandiose château dates back to the 19th century, with its turrets in keeping with Médoc tradition. The wine is equally classic, offering balanced acidity, blackcurrant and a layer of tannins to support it all. The 30% new barrels added to the wine's richness and gave it a spicy aftertaste. Drink from 2022.

Jancis Robinson

James Suckling

About the wine:

This wine is endowed with fine, sumptuous tannins, and offers impressive structure on the palate, with lively, assertive tannins carrying elegant, sumptuous red fruit flavors in a fresh resolution.

Le Figaro vins

About the wine:

Mentholated nose, Zan, floral, red fruits. Digestible palate, slight bitterness, supple tannins, graphite.

Yves Beck

About the wine:

Medium garnet red. The bouquet of Lamothe-Bergeron 2016 is complex and multi-faceted. It reveals smoky, fruity and mineral notes. Pleasant aromas of licorice wood and blackberries. Dense and balanced on the palate. The tannins are fine-grained and perfectly integrated, while the structure lends breed. A complete wine with body, muscle and finesse. I think it can still gain a point or two. To be continued. 2022-2036