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2007 Bellevue Mondotte Bordeaux Blend
Bordeaux Blend: 750ml
points awarded:
WA 94Mike Supple, JJ Buckley, April 2008
90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Tiny 2 hectare vineyard on the limestone plateau above and east of Pavie Decesse and Pavie Macquin. Average age of vines is 47 years. Yields only 25 hls/ha. Hand harvested between Sep 23 and Oct 3. 28 months in 100% new oak barrels. Dark rich extracted colors. Opaque purple/ruby core with a bright fuchsia rim. Big aromatics with ripe blackberries up front followed by candied black licorice, cassis, black raspberries and spicy cigar box with a lingering touch of blueberries. Sweet entry on the palate with pretty impressive body, nice limestone and chalk minerality with fairly bold tannins on the back. Maintains the rich dark blackberry fruit from the nose with a big spicy undercurrent of cinnamon through the finish. Definitely one to watch for this vintage.
94 points,
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2010
Very little wine is produced (about 400 cases) from this tiny 5-acre vineyard, but it is always among the most concentrated and richest of Bordeaux. The inky/purple-colored 2007 offers sweet cassis fruit notes interwoven with notions of graphite, chalk dust, and toast. Full-bodied with terrific purity and intensity (14.5% alcohol), it should drink well for 20+ years.

