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Château Belair Monange, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion
Château Belair Monange

Château Belair Monange, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion, 2023

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justerini & brooks tasting note

Belair Monange, which incorporates the vineyards of Belair and Magdelaine, occupies an enviable position on the limestone Cote to the west of Chateau Ausone. This was the first vintage vinified in the new, state of the art winery. Initially quite closed, with aeration glorious notes emerge of clear, bright cane fruits, tobacco and iris; wonderfully vivid, the palate has impressive torque, packed with refined fruit, creme de mûre and whippy core of graphite. Very suave, with great tension and a core supported by refined, mineral inflected tannins. Concentrated but in no way heavy. A superb Belair Monange.

critic reviews

96-98/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

The 2023 Belair-Monange, 100% Merlot, is medium to deep garnet-purple in color. It needs a few moments of patient swirling to allow delicate notes of warm black cherries, plum preserves, and raspberry coulis to emerge, followed by alluring hints of iris, cinnamon stick, and mossy tree bark. The medium to full-bodied palate is taut with tightly wound red and black berry layers, framed by fine-grained tannins and seamless freshness, finishing on a lingering fragrant earth note. This is breathtakingly gorgeous!

DRINKING WINDOW 2029 - 2050
date of review 05/2024
97/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

Makes you sit up and pay attention from the first moment, full of depth and power but delivered with a caress. The slate and pumice stone texture of a vineyard on the limestone plateau is in full effect, with a saline juiciness to the bilberry and black cherry fruit, shot through with white truffle and mandarin peel. Has zip and crunch, and a ton of pleasure. 50% new oak, 55% of overall production. First vintage made with the stunning new cellars designed by Herzog and de Meuron fully open and functional, although 2nd one vinified in them.

DRINKING WINDOW 2030 - 2050
date of review 05/2024
95-97/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2023 Bélair-Monange was picked September 11 to 29 at around 45hL/ha. It has a very intense, very well-defined bouquet: black cherries, mulberry and light iodine mixed with estuarine scents—scintillas of kelp and oyster shell in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, very fresh and animated. Focused and mineral-driven, the 2023 has one of the most refined finishes that you'll find on the Right Bank this year. This is a very strong follow-up to the 2022 and it may even surpass it, though this is cut from a very different cloth insofar that it is unapologetically more classic in style.

DRINKING WINDOW 2028 - 2054
date of review 04/2024
94-96/100William Kelley,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2023 Belair Monange is the first vintage from this newly created property that incorporates a balance of fruit from the plateau and fruit from the hillsides, as restructured and replanted parcels are returning to production. Wafting from the glass with attractive aromas of raspberries, violets and kirsch mingled with hints of incense, licorice and rose petals, it's medium to full-bodied, fleshy and layered, with a deep and textural core of fruit, lively acids and powdery tannins, retaining a cool, ethereal profile that foregrounds its limestone origins.

date of review 04/2024

product details

Country:
France
Region:
Bordeaux
Appellation:
St Emilion
Producer:
Château Belair Monange
Style:
Red Wine
Grape Variety:
Merlot Cabernet
abv:
15%

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