The 2022 Belair-Monange St. Emilion is a remarkable representation of a Bordeaux blend from the Saint Emilion sub-region, exuding a harmony of power and elegance. Coming from the notable producer, Belair-Monange, this wine beams with a striking red color, neatly encased with a cork closure.
This exquisite vintage has garnered praise from numerous wine experts. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate describes the wine as full-bodied, deep, and powerful, with a layered core of fruit, powdery tannins, and a long, slightly heady finish. It showcases the ripeness of the vintage with its aromatic notes of blackberries, cherry preserve, black tea, and licorice.
James Suckling's review further illustrates the wine's complexity, noting loads of mocha, red fruits, and hazelnuts, with traces of wild strawberries and violets. The full-bodied wine is beautifully balanced with dusty, fine tannins spreading across the palate, giving it a lovely soft texture that ends elegantly and long.
Jeff Leve highlights the perfect balance between the wine's concentration, intensity, richness, and freshness. The palate reveals a plush, soft, fresh, and vibrant wine with a long finish bearing traces of crushed rocks, stones, chalk, and bright, fresh red fruits.
Jane Anson points out the wine's measured delivery, emphasizing the juicy pomegranate, orange rind, blackberry, and raspberry fruits that slowly inch around, creating a really slow build that points to its longevity.
The Wine Enthusiast's Roger Voss deems this wine as rich and full of balanced structure and dense fruits, elegant, and powerful. It is a superb wine with the potential to be a great wine, expected to develop over many years.
All these glowing reviews affirm that the 2022 Belair-Monange St. Emilion is a testament to the mastery of its producer and the richness of its Bordeaux origins.