2020 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.
Critics Scores
James Suckling
This is a terrific wine that has everything, from seamless texture to great depth of fruit. Full-bodied, yet agile and energetic. Pure merlot. One of the best I have had from here. Barrel Sample: 98-99
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2020 Bellevue Mondotte is made from 100 Merlot, with an alcohol of 14.92 and a pH of 3.54. It is aging in French oak barriques, 90 new. Displaying an opaque purple-black color, it sashays out of the glass with flamboyant notes of plum preserves, blackberry compote and blueberry pie, plus hints of hoisin, Chinese five spice and camphor with a touch of dried rose petals. The concentrated, seductive, full-bodied palate delivers layer upon layer of black and blue fruit preserves, accented by exotic spices and supported with firm, ripe, rounded tannins plus fantastic freshness. The finish is epically long and achingly fragrant. Wow!
Decanter
This is dominated by crème de cassis, giving a flash of heat, which threatens to overpower. The tannins build up fairly swiftly, but alongside is a full on cascade of dark berry fruits. This is intense and architectural - it closes down firmly on the finish, but will open back up over the next decade. 3.54pH. A yield of 18hl/ha. 2ha vineyard, right up on the clay-limestone plateau, malolactic fermentation in large vats, 90 new oak.