2003 bellevue mondotte, saint-emilion grand cru
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Why We're Buying
Château Bellevue Mondotte is a small but mighty estate. It's known for producing only one wine, which features merlot along with trace amounts of cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon. Château Bellevue Mondotte only releases 400 cases per year of its eponymous wine, with a single bottle retailing for ~$200.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Even in a vintage such as 2003 there are wines that are youthful, unevolved and still in need of bottle age. The 2003 Bellevue Mondotte is one of those wines. From a tiny (5 acres) estate owned by Gerard Perse, this blend of 90 Merlot, 5 Cabernet Franc and 5 Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits youthful aromas of blue and black fruits, chalk dust, lead pencil shavings and Christmas fruitcake. Full, ripe and moderately tannic, it requires another 3-5 years of bottle age and could turn out to be one of the longest-lived wines of the vintage, lasting another 25-30 years.