
Chateau Bellevue 2019 Saint Emilion
NEU

A riper, richer wine in the vintage, the 2019 Château Bellevue offers up lots of blackberry and currant-like fruits as well as spicy oak, chocolate, and chalky minerality. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it has ripe, polished tannins, shows the purity of the vintage, and just has loads of character. I like this today, but it should evolve positively over the coming 4-5 years and hold at a plateau for 15+

Sweet berries and flowers, such as violets and lavender. Medium-to full-bodied with firm, creamy tannins and a long, caressing finish. Really polished. Drink after 2024.

The 2019 Bellevue is super-distinctive. It offers a striking combination of rich, deep fruit mixed with the intense mineral notes that are such a signature of this cool micro-climate. That makes for a fascinating Saint-Émilion full of intrigue. Red cherry, sage, chalk, dried flowers and white pepper punctuate this decidedly bright, chiseled Saint-Émilion.

Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Ockerrandaufhellung. Feine mineralische Nuancen, schwarze Beeren, ein Hauch von Herzkirschen, zarter Edelholztouch, verführerisches Bukett. Komplex, saftig und elegant, reifem tragende Tannine, gute Frische, reife Herzkirschen im Abgang, bleibt sehr gut haften, zeigt Länge und sicheres Entwicklungspotenzial, aristokratischer Stil, extraktsüßer Nachhall.

Bellevue is a pretty little vineyard poised just above Château Angelus in Saint-Émilion. The soils here are clay/limestone. and it is planted to 100% Merlot. Deep purple-black in color. the 2019 Bellevue rolls sensuously out of the glass with enticing notes of preserved plums. blueberry compote and Black Forest cake plus hints of powdered cinnamon. clove oil. candied violets and star anise. Full-bodied. concentrated and totally seductive in the mouth. the decadent black and blue fruits are well-supported by firm yet velvety tannins and tons of freshness. finishing very long and wonderfully opulent.

The 2019 Bellevue has an attractive. oyster shell tinged bouquet that is very well defined by opulent blackberry and blueberry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins. silky in texture with a lovely countervailing sour cherry that lends welcome tension towards the finish. It will require 4-5 years in bottle but it will gift 20-30 years' drinking pleasure.

The 2019 Bellevue Mondotte is a powerful. tightly wound Saint-Émilion. Dark red cherry. dried flowers. licorice and mint all meld together in the glass. Next to the other wines in the Perse range. Bellevue Mondotte comes across as less showy. with tons of persistence that makes up for its reticence. Red fruit. pomegranate and blood orange infuse the finish with superb density. I can't help thinking that I caught the 2019 at a slightly awkward stage.Henrique Da Costa. Gérard Perse's son-in-law. explained that while 2019 was hot and dry. conditions were not extremely hot. Cool temperatures in the evenings provided respite from the daytime heat. while water reserves in the soils from the wet spring allowed the vines to avoid stress. As for the wines. they are superb across the board. Most of the attention will naturally center on Pavie. but the entire range is terrific.

The purity of fruit is impressive here with crushed blackberries. blueberries and dark chocolate with some coffee. It’s full-bodied. yet integrated and chewy. Rich finish.