2005 Chateau Bellevue Mondotte, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 1x375ml

Robert Parker 92

The Chateau Bellevue-Mondotte 2005 is brutal and backward on the nose, but with aeration is gradually opens and displays more delineation and terroir expression than the Monbousquet. The palate is full-bodied and dense, assertive tannin although unlike the Monbousquet it is backed up by intense black fruit. It is a heady, at the moment quite oppressive Bellevue-Mondotte. In 10 or 15 years time it will either blow your socks off of leave you wondering why you didn’t buy the sumptuous Chateau Pavie ’05. [Neal Martin, 02/06/2015]

Anticipated maturity: 2025-2045

Vinous 91-94

Bright ruby. Aromas of cassis, black raspberry and liquid graphite. Hugely concentrated but very backward, with exotic and extremely dark flavors of black fruits, licorice and violet. This has a surprisingly silky texture (a year ago it seemed to be a bit more chunky) but the major tannins are going to require considerable patience. Better than I thought last year, but not for the faint of heart. [Stephen Tanzer, 01/05/2007]