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

    Château Belair Monange, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion, 2022

    100/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    97-99/100
    The Wine Independent
    97/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
    En primeur
    1. 2022

      6x75cl

      EP

      £895.00

    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 98% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc, the 2022 displays the class of this great limestone terroir. Initially quite a closed, with aeration aromas of ripe plums, dark chocolate, Asian spice, bergamot, cut flowers and tobacco emerge. Serious and grand scale, the palate is brooding and mineral with lots of fine detail. It's all quite muscled at the moment, but there's enormous potential her as evidence by the evocative tannins and wonderfully saline finish.

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    Critic Reviews

    100/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    Underlines just how exciting this estate has become in recent years. So much flavour, juice and texture, layers of pleasure, campfire, gunsmoke, steel, raspberry, umami texture with contrast between the creamy ripe fruit coupled with pumice and crushed stones, juicy lift, a ton of pleasure finessed and powerful, exceptional quality and a signal that Bélair-Monanage has really come into its own, Harvest September 8 to 20, Moueix family.
    drinking window 2029 - 2044
    date of review 03/2025
    97/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2022 Bélair-Monange actually has a <em>soupçon</em> of Pomerol on the nose, perhaps from the deft touch of black truffle that combines beautifully with the hints of black fruit, blood orange and allspice. This is outstanding in terms of delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins. It’s a tad more peppery than the Trotanoy, yet it shares the same sense of symmetry and length. Precise and detailed, this is a wonderful, life-affirming Belair-Monange that’s not a million miles away stylistically from Beauséjour. This is a Saint-Émilion that will age gracefully in bottle.
    drinking window 2032 - 2070
    date of review 02/2025
    97-99/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
    The Wine Independent
    Composed of 98% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc, the 2022 Belair-Monange has a deep garnet-purple color. It needs considerable swirling to unlock scents of blackberry preserves, mulberries, and plum pudding, followed by suggestions of chocolate box, cinnamon toast, Indian spices, and candied violets with a hint of tilled soil. Full-bodied, rich, concentrated, and truly impactful, the palate is beautifully layered and so, so plush, finishing very long and opulent. Pure decadence.
    drinking window 2030 - 2063
    date of review 05/2023

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    St Emilion
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Merlot Cabernet
    abv:
    13%

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