2021 Bellevue Mondotte Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Vinous Media (VM)

The 2021 Bellevue Mondotte is 100% Merlot, picked on October 4 and matured in 90% new oak. It has an initially rather sultry bouquet that requires encouragement, eventually revealing macerated small black cherries mixed with light iris flower petals. The palate is very structured and typically broad-shouldered, quite firm in the mouth but more pliant toward the finish, and currently showing a little more grace than its neighbor, Pavie-Decesse. 13.95% alcohol - Neal Martin - 05/12/2022