Bellevue Mondotte 2005

Chateau Bellevue Mondotte 2005 boasts a deep and intense violet color, typical of this vintage. The nose is complex with a blend of chocolate, cacao, black currant, and spicy notes, all balanced by an elegant woody character. On the palate, the wine is paradoxical, displaying tight tannins and a dense body characteristic of a mature Bordeaux harvest, while the aromas hint at a style reminiscent of wines from the south of France. The long finish exhibits excellent balance, making this wine an excellent candidate for aging.

Robert Parker - 100 Points

"Made up of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, the opaque bluish/purple 2005 from Bellevue-Mondotte offers amazing chocolate espresso notes along with blueberry and blackberry liqueur, some incense and a hint of flowers. Full-bodied and staggeringly concentrated, this blockbuster wine (in a blockbuster vintage) is unreal. Talk about a wine that is beyond belief – this is a great achievement from Chantal and Gérard Perse. Drink it over the next 25-30 years. Sadly, there were only 340 or so cases produced."

Antonio Galloni - 92+ Points

"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."