chateau belair monange 1er grand cru classe st emilion

Château Belair Monange, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion, 2021

Name: Château Belair Monange, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion
Brand: Château Belair Monange
Price: 895.22 GBP

96/100

Inside Bordeaux

94-96/100

The Wine Independent

91/100

Vinous

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2021
6x75cl
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£895.22

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. We always taste this wine at the end of the JP Moueix tasting as it is so different from the style of the Pomerol range. Produced from 99% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc, the 2021 displays the class of this great limestone terroir. Initially quite subdued, one has to coax the bouquet to reveal hints of sweet cherries, goji berries and fine minerals. The palate is wonderfully vibrant, a beautiful core of dark berries, earth, salt, you can really taste the terroir. Intense and powerful, but all controlled and measured. This is a superbly detailed Belair Monange wrapped in a vertical column of ripe but powerful tannins. Exquisite.

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Critic Reviews

96/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Begins with a salt lick and kick of mandarin peel that places you on the limestone plateau, then things soften and widen through the mid palate, showing gunsmoke and a slowbuild of raspberry, redcurrant and red cherry fruits - still on the cool and savoury side, staying true to the vintage, but with delicious finesse and juiciness. A real success, delivering on En Primeur promise. Harvest September 28 and October 2. An upscore.

drinking window 2025 - 2040

date of review 03/2024

91/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2021 Bélair-Monange has a strict and conservative bouquet, denied its usual flair by the challenges of the growing season. Slightly earthy in style with touches of tobacco and clove, it never quite slips out of second gear. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, quite fresh with a keen line of acidity. I appreciate the smooth, silky texture. Like a few other Right Bank wines, quality seems to cluster on the close, finishing on a high. In retrospect, the nose is the only shortcoming of this Saint-Émilion.

drinking window 2029 - 2052

date of review 02/2024

94-96/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

Made from 99% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc, the 2021 Belair-Monange is medium to deep garnet-purple colored. It slowly unfurls to reveal perfumed waves of black cherries, raspberry coulis, lilacs, and jasmine tea, followed by hints of forest floor, powdered cinnamon, and star anise. The medium-bodied palate is so evocative, with impactfully intense and yet wonderfully restrained red and black fruit layers, supported by miraculously velvety tannins, leading to a long and so very fragrant finish. Just stunning!

drinking window 2027 - 2047

date of review 05/2022

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Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Bordeaux

Appellation:

St Emilion

Producer:

Château Belair Monange

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Merlot Cabernet

abv:

15%

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.