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Bellevue-Mondotte 2004 75cl

Grand Cru | St. Emilion | Bordeaux | France
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95 Robert Parker
A spectacular garagiste effort from a five-acre, 45-year-old vineyard (90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon), the 2004 Bellevue Mondotte was fashioned from yields of 15 hectoliters per hectare. The result is an opaque purple-colored wine of provocative richness and intensity with an extraordinarily thick, juicy style, and unbridled amounts of creme de cassis, black cherry liqueur, a structured minerality, and sexy, toasty new oak. This full-bodied, powerful, extravagant, fascinating St.-Emilion is nearly over the top. Bottled unfined and unfiltered, and tipping the scales at nearly 14% natural alcohol, it should drink well for 20-25 years.
18 Rene Gabriel
90 % Merlot, 5 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 5 % Cabernet Franc. Extrem dunkles Violett mit lila und schwarzen Reflexen. Extrem tiefgründig, viel Rauch, Gewürznelken, Mokka und schwarze Trüffel, darunter getrocknete Alpenheidelbeeren zeigend, wirkt noch zurückhaltend, lässt aber bereits in der Nase ein grosses Potenzial vermuten. Im Gaumen zeigt sich der Wein sehr fein, trotzt seiner massiven Tannine, schwarze Beeren in Hülle und Fülle, durch den extrem niedrigen Ertrag von nur 15 Hl./ha wirkt Wein wie ein trockener Amarone und lässt etwas an Saft missen. Man kann sich fragen wo es aufhört ‹‹grosser Wein›› zu sein, wenn man auf derartig niedrigem Ertrag fährt. Etwas mehr Saft und Schmelz würde diesem Wein gut tun. Somit liegt das Potenzial höher als der Genuss für die nächsten 15 Jahre. Potenzialwertung: warten (2015 - 2050)
91 Wine Spectator
This is really beautiful, with crushed blackberry and plum. The nose is intense. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and an aftertaste of berry, new oak and light earth. Best after 2012. 460 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.