Chateau Belair Monange - St. Emilion 2020 (750ml)
Price: $265.00
| Producer | Chateau Belair Monange |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St. Emilion |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 1005713 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 99 Points
Intense aromas of wet earth limestone cellars and dark fruits such as currants and blackberries. Then turns to flowers. Black truffles too. Licorice. Gravel. Full-bodied with a solid palate of tannins that melt into the wine. It?s sleek and muscular with fantastic length and presence. Reminds me of great old Belairs from the 1950s. Cool wine. 98% merlot and 2% cabernet franc. Give it six to eight years of time. Best after 2028.
dDecanter: 99 Points
The gunsmoke character is immediately evident on the nose as is richly expressed damson and raspberry fruit. This is pared back and held back right now elegant showing a seductive edge without trying too hard. The texture is softly-brushed velvet these tannins are front and centre but so fine and so precise that they don't get in the way of the fruit. Salinity from the limestone is evident on the finish bringing a moreish juiciness and you can scrape your tongue against the pumice stone texture. Austere in all the right ways with just the most incredible depth and layers. I love it. Harvest September 15 to 23. 98-100. Drinking Window 2027 - 2050
The Wine Independent: 99 Points
A blend of 98% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc the 2020 Belair-Monange has a deep garnet-purple color. It begins on a single note of bright juicy red berries and roses before expanding out to a whole array of suggestions of black plums raspberry preserves and mince pie plus wafts of lilacs loam and cinnamon toast. The palate is full-on full-bodied jam-packed with muscular black and red berry layers and so many floral and savory accents supported by velvety tannins finishing with epic length and so much energy that it shimmers.
Jeb Dunnuck: 98 Points
The Grand Vin 2020 Château Belair-Monange is also 98% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc that's a blend of the upper limestone plateau and the more clay heavy soils on the hillside. Very much in the tight structured style of the vintage its dense purple hue is followed by a great nose of ripe black cherries black raspberries dried flowers loamy earth and camphor with a beautiful sense of minerality. Opening up with time in the glass it's full-bodied has a deep layered mouthfeel gorgeous overall balance and a great finish. It offers pleasure today but will benefit from 7-8 years of bottle age and will be a 30+ year wine.
Vinous: 98 Points
The 2020 Bélair-Monange is tremendous. What a wine. It is easily the best effort since the Mouiex family bought the property. Rich ample and dramatic Bélair-Monange saturates the palate with waves of inky dark red fruit. Sweet floral espresso and spice notes appear later adding shade
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
The 2020 Belair Monange has also turned out nicely in bottle wafting from the glass with aromas of rich cherries plums sweet spices rose petals and creamy new oak. Full-bodied rich and layered it remains fresh despite its ripe sun-kissed profile and its generous payload of tannin helps to integrate its rather lofty level of alcohol. This is a success in its demonstrative modern style.
