Château Bellevue Mondotte - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2018

Vinous

93-95 / 100

par Neal Martin le 15/11/2019

The 2018 Bellevue Mondotte was picked on 3 October, the same as Pavie-Decesse and in fact Gérard Perse told me that it just took half a day! It has a very pure and seductive bouquet with precocious black cherries and blueberry aromas, vanilla and crushed violets/peony. There is a tad more complexity than the Pavie-Decesse. The palate is full-bodied with saturated tannin that coats the inner mouth. A fine line of acidity is more restrained than previous vintages with better control and focus towards the sumptuous, cassis-tinged finish. It will require several years in bottle but this is balanced and for a modern-style of Saint-Émilion, well crafted.

WeinWisser

17 / 20

le 07/05/2019

Vinous

93-96 / 100

par Antonio Galloni le 01/05/2019

The 2018 Bellevue Mondotte is a hugely promising wine that deftly balances fruit intensity and structure. Often a tannic, forbidding Saint-Émilion in the early going, Bellevue Mondotte is dark, sensual and incredibly inviting. The tannins are there, but they are pretty much buried by the opulence of the fruit. Dark red plum, rose petal, leather and spice all pulse with tremendous energy. The 2018 is an unusually racy, sensual Bellevue Mondotte. I loved it.

Jeb DUNNUCK

96-98 / 100

par Jeb Dunnuck le 01/05/2019

The 2018 Bellevue Mondotte is a blockbuster that just jumps out of the glass with its crème de cassis, crushed violets, blackberry, and licorice aromas and flavors. It's powerful, opulent, and massively textured, yet never over the top or too much. It has building tannins, no hard edges, and a great finish.

The Wine Cellar Insider

96-98 / 100

par Jeff Leve le 23/04/2019

On the floral and licorice side, the wine is ostentatious, fleshy, full-bodied, opulent and powerful. With fabulous viscosity, density, length and power, the fruit, rocks and crushed stones get you hooked as it coats your palate. This is not a shy wine. It is big, powerful and comes with a massive wall of fruit, stones and tannin. The finish keeps on going with its powerful, flamboyant character. This is not a wine to enjoy young. So be prepared to cellar it for close to a decade before popping a bottle. The wine is made with 90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.

Wine Advocate

95-97 / 100

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 23/04/2019

Grapes for this wine come from the plateau and were harvested October 3, with yields of 30 hectoliters per hectare. Composed of 90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon with a 3.5 pH and 14.56% alcohol, the deep purple-black colored 2018 Bellevue Mondotte opens with alluring scents of Christmas cake, blueberry pie, chocolate-covered cherries and hoisin with nuances of Chinese five spice, iron ore, rose hip tea and cracked black pepper. Full-bodied, rich, opulent and totally decadent in the mouth, the palate has a plush texture and maintains that incredible freshness that defines these beautiful wines on the terrace—finishing with tons of spicy fireworks.

Jamessuckling.com

96-97 / 100

par James Suckling le 12/04/2019

This has a real mineral undertone this year with lots of dark-berry, cherry and blueberry character. Full-bodied, chewy and powerful. Excellent. Limestone coming through.

Wine Spectator

93-96 / 100

par James Molesworth le 03/04/2019

Vibrant blackberry and plum fruit flavors are pure, engaging and fresh in this red. Light-handed toast detail lets this play out nicely. Seems to be a tasty fruit bomb in the making.

Decanter.com

92 / 100

par Jane Anson le 01/04/2019

The Perse wines this year are all of a very high standard, and there's no question that winemaking influence has been softened, but they remain at the extreme end of the scale of the appellation as a whole. Pumped up but pretty delicious on the palate, this wine is powerful and concentrated, rippling with - rather than constricted by - the tannins. The 2ha of 50-year-old vines (on average) produced a 30hl/ha yield in 2018. 100% new oak. 3.5pH.
Drinking Window 2027 - 2041

Yvesbeck.wine

93 / 100

par Yves Beck le 01/04/2019

Pourpre violacé. Le bouquet de Bellevue Mondotte peine un peu à révéler son fruit. Il a besoin d’un peu d’air pour finalement révéler des notes de myrtilles et de menthe. Au palais, le vin est friand, fruité et compacte. Il a de la fraîcheur et présente des tannins parfaitement intégrés, en harmonie avec la structure. Là aussi, le changement de style est frappant. C’est la fraîcheur qui prend le dessus. Un vin élégant que l’on pourra déjà savourer jeune mais qui a de quoi aller dans le temps. 2023-2036