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Bellevue-Mondotte 2003 75cl

Grand Cru | St. Emilion | Bordeaux | France
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98 Robert Parker
An exquisite jewel in Chantal and Gerard Perses Right Bank empire, Bellevue-Mondotte is a tiny, 5-acre parcel of 45-year-old vines planted on the limestone plateau above Pavie-Decesse and Pavie-Macquin. It is composed of 90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. I tasted the 2003 on three separate occasions, one of which merited a three-digit rating. Sadly, there are only 4,000 bottles of this prodigious effort. Possessing relatively high alcohol (14.5%) for a Bordeaux, it is an amazing blend made from 15 hectoliters per hectare. A dense, viscous-looking purple color is accompanied by a sweet perfume of blackberries, espresso roast, fried lard, and pain grille. Full-bodied and massively rich with decent acidity and plenty of structure as well as tannin, this youthful 2003 should hit its stride in 3-5 years, and last for three decades. This may be what the great 1929s or 1947s tasted like at age three.
19 Rene Gabriel
04: Tiefes Rubin-Purpur. Heisses Bouquet; Dörrfrüchte, Zedernholz, zarter Rosinenhauch und frisch gerösteter Kaffee. Schmeichelnder Gaumen mit viel Fett im nach Himbeeren duftenden Extrakt, noch leicht mehlig von der Textur her, ein Wahnsinnspaket an Fruchtaromatik im gebündelten, extrem langen Finale. (19/20). 08: Sattes Granat, feiner Rand mit orangem Schimmer. Diskretes Bouquet, rotes Cassis, Kirschentöne, wirkt kompakt und noch zurückhaltend, entwickelt nach ein paar Minuten einen gewissen Luftton. Stoffiger Gaumen, viel rote, reife Beeren und auch eine angenehm säuerliche Note in sich tragend, prägnantes Extrakt mit einer unglaublichen Beerenkonzentration im Innern, helles Caramel im Finale. (18/20). Aufgrund seines Potentials lasse ich die Wertung bei: 19/20. 13: Auf Faugères bei einem Nachtesse. Ein Ausbund von Süsse und Fülle, und das Caramel von der Fassprobe war immer noch da, zusätzlich noch Sandelholz und Darjeeling im Finale. Die Tannine sind jetzt rund und gsund. Der Wein war so fett, das er fast nicht Platz hatte im Glas. trinken (2012 - 2025)
92 Wine Spectator
Beautiful aromas of blackberry, coffee and cherry follow through to a full-bodied palate, with soft, round tannins and a long, rich finish. Supersilky. Best after 2007. 480 cases made. JS
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Château Bellevue Mondotte
Château Bellevue Mondotte is this appellation’s tiny jewel, owned by the brilliant Bordeaux visionary Gérard Perse, of the celebrated Grand Cru Classé Château Pavie. The two-and-a-half-hectare parcel of nearly 50-year-old vines is planted to a majority of Merlot with smaller proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc and lies on some of the best limestone-based soils in Saint-Émilion. Since 2001, Perse has established several changes at the estate, the cellars have been renovated and he has aimed to purify his vinification processes. With lower yields and drastic green harvesting, the wines are then fermented in oak tanks with malolactic in barrel before being aged on the lees and bottled completely unfiltered and unfined. The quality-conscious driven mindset of Perse and consulting oenologist, Michel Rolland is continuously transparent in the château’s rich and concentrated wine production. Bellevue-Mondotte, the Grand Vin, is a big, full-bodied Merlot based blend, profiting from extended maturation in new oak.