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JAMES SUCKLING: "Plenty of pure fruit, plums, white pepper and tobacco. Medium- to full-bodied with juicy fruit and chewy tannins. Fresh finish. Wet earth and spices at the end. Pure merlot."
93
ANSON: "Gorgeous chalky tannins, red cherry and cherry pit, raspberry and blueberry fruits, always a naturally steely and saline finish to Bellevue, reflecting its limestone-dominant soils, gentle spice notes, and a kiss of oak. This is a physical wine, with a sensation of pumice and slate, and a sappy and sinewy finish that reflects the 10% whole bunch ferment. Frederic Massie of Derenoncourt Consultants, 35hl/h yield, harvest was October 3 to 6. 3ha estate, Sophie and Axel Pradel de Laxaux family sole owners since 2022, after a decade or more in partnership with the de Boüard family of Angélus."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Dried flowers, lilacs, cherries, red plums, strawberry, and licorice show with ease in the nose. Fresh, vibrant, silky, and refined, the fruits are sweet, long, and seductive, offering a nice sense of purity on the medium-bodied palate, and in the finish. The wine is produced from 100% old, vine Merlot, 13.5% ABV. Drink from 2027-2042."
17,5
WEINWISSER: "komplexes Bouquet, roter Cassis, betörender Flieder- und Irisduft, dunkles Edelholz. Am druckvollen Gaumen cremige Textur, enggezurrtes Tanninkorsett, es fehlt das Fett, sehniger Körper. Im gebündelten Finale Pflaumenhaut und Mineralik."
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JEB DUNNUCK: "All Merlot that saw a touch of stems and aging in 30% new barrels, 20% in new foudre, and the balance in once-used barrels, the 2024 Château Bellevue reveals ripe darker berries, juicy cassis, graphite, and floral notes. It's a ripe, round, layered Saint-Émilion that has sweet tannins, a plump mouthfeel, and outstanding length."
