Chateau Belair Monange 2016 Saint Emilion
Lisa Perrotti Brown 30. November 2018A blend of 92% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc. the medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2016 Belair Monange comes strutting out of the glass like a total rock star with gregarious red cherries. blackberries and warm plums scents plus hints of lavender. rose hip tea. powdered cinnamon. cigar box and camphor. Medium-bodied. it completely fills the palate with vibrant red and black fruit layers. framed by a firm backbone of grainy tannins and wonderful freshness. finishing long and perfumed.
Neal Martin im Januar 2019:The 2016 Bélair-Monange is easily the most closed of all of J-P Moueix’s wines when I taste them together. It is stubbornly tight in the glass and then coquettishly unfurls mineral-rich red berry fruit mixed with rose petals; the perfume is captivating. The palate is well balanced. with velvety tannin and perfectly judged acidity. and very. very harmonious. More and more black fruit seems to join the chorus line toward the finish. which fans out gloriously. demonstrating superlative persistence. The best Bélair-Monange to date. and an accomplished. riveting Saint-Émilion. (tasted December 2018)
James Suckling Februar 2019:Incredibly perfumed aromas of roses and violets. as well as blue fruit and lavender. Full-bodied and powerful. yet so full of finesse and vibrance. The height of elegance! Such depth of chalk and dark berries. It goes on for minutes. Drink after 2025.
94-96 / 100 Parker Punkte
Neal Martin bewertet den Chateau Blair-Monange 2016 im April 2017:
The 2016 Belair-Monange. the home of Edouard Moueix and his family. is a blend of 92% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc. It has a tightly wound bouquet with red and black fruit. touches of cedar and smoke developing in the glass. reticent at first but unfolding nicely in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin. a more structured and rigid Belair-Monange compared to recent vintages. adorned with fine salinity on the finish. It will require several years in bottle to show its best. but it will be worth waiting for.
95-96 / 100 Punkte
James Suckling bewertet den Chateau Blair-Monange 2016 im April 2017:
Neal Martin bewertet den Chateau Blair-Monange 2016 im April 2017:
The 2016 Belair-Monange. the home of Edouard Moueix and his family. is a blend of 92% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc. It has a tightly wound bouquet with red and black fruit. touches of cedar and smoke developing in the glass. reticent at first but unfolding nicely in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin. a more structured and rigid Belair-Monange compared to recent vintages. adorned with fine salinity on the finish. It will require several years in bottle to show its best. but it will be worth waiting for.
95-96 / 100 Punkte
James Suckling bewertet den Chateau Blair-Monange 2016 im April 2017:
A very dense and pretty center palate of dried fruit. spices and dried tobacco. Medium to full body. chewy tannins and a savory finish. Linear and racy. Tight and reserved now but wait to see the structure develop fabulously.
