91 points,

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, April 2012

This is concentrated and very tannic. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins. Seems slightly hollow in the mid-palate. But should be outstanding.

Jeff Loo, JJ Buckley, April 2012

90% merlot, 5% cabernet franc, 5% cabernet sauvignon. 14.5% potential alcohol. Vines are planted on 2 hectares of limestone soil. Aged in 100% new oak. Inky purple color. Root vegetables, plum, cassis, mocha, and vanilla flavor the palate first, with flowers and minerality following. Grippy tannins are noticeable right away, with enticing acidity showing up on the midpalate and providing lift to the very long finish. One of the top wines of St. Emilion, this is a highly concentrated beast! From the Gerard Perse portfolio. Give this baby some time and enjoy 2020-2030.

92 -94 points,

Neal Martin's Wine Journal, April 2012

Picked on 27th September, the Bellevue Mondotte has a sensual bouquet with ripe saturated black cherries, crème de cassis and blueberry that is unashamedly opulent, especially for the vintage. The palate is full-bodied with firm grip, great depth, quite tensile tannins and great precision on the finish. Modern in style (of course) but I like the focus here and the minerality on the finish. Very fine. Tasted April 2012.

92 -94 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2012

This backward, primary wine may have just finished malolactic fermentation. From a tiny vineyard owned by Chantal and Gerard Perse, the fruit was harvested on September 17 at a microscopic 22 hectoliters per hectare. Composed of 90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, the 2011 Bellevue Mondotte is the most powerful wine in the Perse portfolio, coming in at 14.5% natural alcohol (more similar to 2009 and 2010 than most 2011s). From a great terroir (just across the street from Stephan von Neipperg's La Mondotte), the wine exhibits massive, full-bodied power, extraordinary depth and richness as well as a boatload of tannins that have yet to soften and mellow. This appears to be a long-term proposition for most readers. I suspect it will soften considerably during its upbringing in oak barrels, and will undoubtedly require 5-6 years of cellaring after its release in 2014. If you are young, wealthy and have a lot of patience, purchasing this wine should be a serious consideration as it should turn out to be one of the great 2011s. 92-94+

92 -95 points,

Wine Spectator, April 2012

This is not shy, with clearly extracted fig, boysenberry and plum fruit flavors that are liberally laced with blueberry pâte de fruit, cassis and ganache. The long finish lets the toast and spice pyrotechnics play out, with a saturated yet driven feel.-J.M.

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