Chateau Bellevue Mondotte

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Non classif.

last update : Sunday 27 November 2011

Bellevue Mondotte is a small, 2-hectare estate acquired by Gérard Perse - owner of Château Pavie - in 2001.

The vineyard is located on Saint-Emilion's limestone plateau. It has a magnificent terroir just above Pavie-Decesse, another Perse estate.

With very low yields (15 hectoliters/hectare) and an average age of 45 years, the vines produce only 4,000 bottles a year, making this a relatively rare and expensive wine.

In the Bottle

Château Bellevue-Mondotte has remarkable substance.

Bellevue Mondotte displays impressive concentration, and represents a collector's wine.

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WINE PRODUCED BY THE ESTATE

Bellevue Mondotte

COMPARISON WITH AOC - SAINT-EMILION GRAND CRU

Vintage	Absolute score	Relative score to the Appellation	Standard deviation

2009	93.5	102.2	3.1
2008	93.3	103.4	2.26
2007	91.5	102.7	2.01
2006	90.7	100.9	3.95
2005	88.4	100.5	4.3
2004	86.8	99.8	6.31
2003	89.2	103.4	0.76
2002	91.7	107.4	5.44

TASTING NOTES

Alain Bringolf - 09/2007

Deep, nearly opaque ruby-red color.
Cedar, lead pencil, and very ripe cherry bouquet – a fraction volatile.
Full-bodied, intense, and long on the palate. Round finish with toasty oak.
Although impressive, this wine seems slightly excessive, in my opinion, in terms of winemaking style and volume.