Bellevue Mondotte 2019

St Emilion, Grand Cru

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Tasting Notes
The 2019 Bellevue Mondotte, picked at 18hL/ha on a single day (October 5) has a tightly wound bouquet of blackberry, briary, blueberry and light violet petal scents, but less of the marine aromas that I picked out from the barrel sample. However, there are some lovely orange pith scents that percolate through with continued aeration, and these are accentuated after a couple of hours. The palate is medium-bodied with gentle grip, good acidity and fine backbone. This is quite a sturdy Saint-Émilion with impressive density toward the finish. It needs just a little more charm and personality, though they may develop with time. Very fine, but patience required. Score: 95 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2028-2050 01 February 2022
The 2019 Bellevue Mondotte was picked on 5 October at just 18hl/ha. Deep purple in colour, it has a delineated, focused bouquet with ample blackberries, bilberry, crushed stone and subtle marine aromas filtering through. The new oak is neatly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with supple ripe tannins, well judged acidity, fleshy on the mid-palate with a caressing finish that I find less aggressive than previous vintages (much like stablemate Clos Lunelles). This has great potential. Score: 95 - 97 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2025 - 2050 01 June 2020
The 2019 Bellevue Mondotte is dense and potent, just as it was in barrel. An exotic mélange of inky dark fruit, chocolate, lavender, licorice, menthol and espresso fills out nicely. The tannins are intense - as they are in all these wines - and yet there is enough stuffing for the balance to work. Give this powerhouse Saint-Émilion a few years to soften. Score: 95 Antonio Galloni, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2027-2039 01 February 2022
The 2019 Bellevue Mondotte is a powerful, tightly wound Saint-Émilion. Dark red cherry, dried flowers, licorice and mint all meld together in the glass. Next to the other wines in the Perse range, Bellevue Mondotte comes across as less showy, with tons of persistence that makes up for its reticence. Red fruit, pomegranate and blood orange infuse the finish with superb density. I can't help thinking that I caught the 2019 at a slightly awkward stage. Score: 93 - 95 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com 18 June 2020
This starts off with closed-in brooding tannins but expands to show creamy fruit in the middle palate, has a real iodine, oyster shell edge that is essential in a wine with such big shoulders. Powerful black fruits, this ends with a savoury kick, and it a brilliant example of this wine. 70% new oak. A 2ha vineyard located just next to Pavie Decesse, with clay limestone soils. Score: 93 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2026-2042 26 January 2022
Concentrated big framed fruit flavours; attractive damson and black cherry, lashed in with liquorice, chocolate and black truffle. One of my queries with the Pavie stable is how little vintage variation there is, although this gives them full marks for maintaining signature. No question that this is an impressive wine. Score: 92 Jane Anson, Decanter.com Maturity: 2024 - 2040 01 June 2020
Showing the vintage beautifully, the Merlot-dominated 2019 Bellevue Mondotte has tons of beautiful cassis and blueberry fruits giving way to more floral, graphite, and mineral aromatics with time in the glass. A rich, powerful, full-bodied expression from this terroir, it still shows the vintage’s purity and elegance. It needs to be forgotten for 7-8 years and enjoyed over the following 30+ years. Score: 95 - 97 Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com Maturity: 2027 - 2058 11 June 2020
The 2019 Bellevue Mondotte is a blend of 90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, harvested on the 5th of October. The yields this year were 18 hectoliters per hectare, and the alcohol came in at 14.81%, while the pH was 3.50 (remarkably low!). Very deep garnet-purple colored, it comes bounding out of the glass with exuberant black cherry preserves, blueberry compote and boysenberries scents plus hints of wilted roses, cumin seed, aniseed and cardamom. Full-bodied, the palate has fantastically ripe, silky tannins and gorgeous freshness supporting all that perfumed black and blue fruit, finishing long and harmonious. Score: 94 - 96 Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 10 June 2020
The purity of fruit is impressive here with crushed blackberries, blueberries and dark chocolate with some coffee. It’s full-bodied, yet integrated and chewy. Rich finish. Score: 94 - 95 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 03 June 2020

Tasting Notes

The 2019 Bellevue Mondotte, picked at 18hL/ha on a single day (October 5) has a tightly wound bouquet of blackberry, briary, blueberry and light violet petal scents, but less of the marine aromas that I picked out from the barrel sample. However, there are some lovely orange pith scents that percolate through with continued aeration, and these are accentuated after a couple of hours. The palate is medium-bodied with gentle grip, good acidity and fine backbone. This is quite a sturdy Saint-Émilion with impressive density toward the finish. It needs just a little more charm and personality, though they may develop with time. Very fine, but patience required.

Score: 95

Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2028-2050 01 February 2022

The 2019 Bellevue Mondotte was picked on 5 October at just 18hl/ha. Deep purple in colour, it has a delineated, focused bouquet with ample blackberries, bilberry, crushed stone and subtle marine aromas filtering through. The new oak is neatly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with supple ripe tannins, well judged acidity, fleshy on the mid-palate with a caressing finish that I find less aggressive than previous vintages (much like stablemate Clos Lunelles). This has great potential.

Score: 95 - 97

Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2025 - 2050 01 June 2020

The 2019 Bellevue Mondotte is dense and potent, just as it was in barrel. An exotic mélange of inky dark fruit, chocolate, lavender, licorice, menthol and espresso fills out nicely. The tannins are intense - as they are in all these wines - and yet there is enough stuffing for the balance to work. Give this powerhouse Saint-Émilion a few years to soften.

Score: 95

Antonio Galloni, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2027-2039 01 February 2022

The 2019 Bellevue Mondotte is a powerful, tightly wound Saint-Émilion. Dark red cherry, dried flowers, licorice and mint all meld together in the glass. Next to the other wines in the Perse range, Bellevue Mondotte comes across as less showy, with tons of persistence that makes up for its reticence. Red fruit, pomegranate and blood orange infuse the finish with superb density. I can't help thinking that I caught the 2019 at a slightly awkward stage.

Score: 93 - 95

Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com 18 June 2020

This starts off with closed-in brooding tannins but expands to show creamy fruit in the middle palate, has a real iodine, oyster shell edge that is essential in a wine with such big shoulders. Powerful black fruits, this ends with a savoury kick, and it a brilliant example of this wine. 70% new oak. A 2ha vineyard located just next to Pavie Decesse, with clay limestone soils.

Score: 93

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2026-2042 26 January 2022

Concentrated big framed fruit flavours; attractive damson and black cherry, lashed in with liquorice, chocolate and black truffle. One of my queries with the Pavie stable is how little vintage variation there is, although this gives them full marks for maintaining signature. No question that this is an impressive wine.

Score: 92

Jane Anson, Decanter.com Maturity: 2024 - 2040 01 June 2020

Showing the vintage beautifully, the Merlot-dominated 2019 Bellevue Mondotte has tons of beautiful cassis and blueberry fruits giving way to more floral, graphite, and mineral aromatics with time in the glass. A rich, powerful, full-bodied expression from this terroir, it still shows the vintage’s purity and elegance. It needs to be forgotten for 7-8 years and enjoyed over the following 30+ years.

Score: 95 - 97

Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com Maturity: 2027 - 2058 11 June 2020

The 2019 Bellevue Mondotte is a blend of 90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, harvested on the 5th of October. The yields this year were 18 hectoliters per hectare, and the alcohol came in at 14.81%, while the pH was 3.50 (remarkably low!). Very deep garnet-purple colored, it comes bounding out of the glass with exuberant black cherry preserves, blueberry compote and boysenberries scents plus hints of wilted roses, cumin seed, aniseed and cardamom. Full-bodied, the palate has fantastically ripe, silky tannins and gorgeous freshness supporting all that perfumed black and blue fruit, finishing long and harmonious.

Score: 94 - 96

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 10 June 2020

The purity of fruit is impressive here with crushed blackberries, blueberries and dark chocolate with some coffee. It’s full-bodied, yet integrated and chewy. Rich finish.

Score: 94 - 95

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 03 June 2020

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