Château Bellevue Mondotte, St Emilion Grand Cru, 2003

Name: Château Bellevue Mondotte, St Emilion Grand Cru
Brand: Château Bellevue Mondotte
Price: 2326.25 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2003

critic reviews

94+/100Robert Parker,Robert Parker 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.

DRINKING WINDOW 2017 - 2047

date of review 08/2014

90+/100Stephen Tanzer,Vinous

Deep ruby-red. Full-blown aromas of mocha, truffle and nutty oak, with an exotic suggestion of apricot. Fat, sweet and fine-grained; impressively rich and deep but could use a bit more mid-palate lift. Today I don't find much primary fruit, but then this wine may still be in shock from the recent bottling in February. Finishes with dusty, somewhat tough tannins.

date of review 05/2006