2019 Belair-Monange St. Emilion

Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
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REVIEWS

DC 99 JS 99 JD 98 TWI 98 JA 97 JL 97 WE 96 WA 95 WS 95 VN 94
DC 99

Decanter, April 2022

One of the standouts in 2019. Red fruit aromatics are so clear on the nose, strawberries and sweet red cherries with some bramble floral notes - delicate and liffed. Gorgeous expression on the palate, so finely framed...
JS 99

jamessuckling.com, January 2022

Wonderful aromas of fresh flowers, blackberries and cherries. Licorice and lilacs, too. Full-bodied, yet so tight and refined, translucent and weightless. Incredible purity and excellence. This is the heart and soul of...
JD 98

jebdunnuck.com, April 2022

The flagship 2019 Château Belair-Monange checks in as 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc from 25-year-old vines and raised in 50% new French oak. It's a magical wine in the vintage and offers more depth and richness than...
TWI 98

The Wine Independent, May 2023

The 2019 Belair-Monange is made from 96% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple in color, it needs a lot of coaxing to unleash aromas of baked black plums, blackberry compote, and dark chocolate, leading to...
JA 97

janeanson.com, December 2021

Such a lesson in limestone terroir with its precision, knife-spliced and restrained violet flowers, raspberry and redcurrant fruits. You need to chisel through the austerity to get to the creamy, fleshy side of these...
JL 97

TheWineCellarInsider.com, March 2022

Showing off its spring flowers, wet earth, spice-box and red with black fruits easily, the wine hits all the right marks. Vibrant, elegant, rich, and silky, the finish continues down the same path with its sublime display...
WE 96

Wine Enthusiast, October 2022

A structured, elegant wine at the top of its form. It has ripe blackberry fruits, a rich texture and a fine future. Solid but with a fine style, the wine will be ready from 2027. ROGER VOSS
WA 95

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2022

Like Trotanoy, though of course not to the same extent, the 2019 Belair Monange is another of the richer, more powerful wines in the Mouiex portfolio this year. Offering up aromas of sweet cherries, wild berries, vanilla...
WS 95

Wine Spectator, January 2022

This captures the richness of the vintage wonderfully, with long, caressing waves of cassis, plum reduction and boysenberry compote flavors gliding through. Laced with subtle red tea, floral and mineral hints through the...
VN 94

Vinous, February 2023

(94+ points) The 2019 Bélair-Monange has a more tertiary nose, backward and broody, almost Left Bank in style. This demands much more coaxing from the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with a slightly chocolaty opening...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Saint Emilion
Vintage 2019
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 13%
Closure Cork

The 2019 Belair-Monange St. Emilion is a Bordeaux blend that demonstrates the esteemed reputation of its producer, Belair-Monange, from the Saint Emilion sub-region of Bordeaux, France. This red wine, with an alcohol content of 13%, is sealed with a traditional cork closure. The 2019 vintage is composed primarily of Merlot, with a small percentage of Cabernet Franc, sourced from 25-year-old vines and aged in 50% new French oak.

James Suckling awarded this wine an impressive 99 points, describing it as having "wonderful aromas of fresh flowers, blackberries, and cherries" and lauding its "incredible purity and excellence." He emphasized the wine's "enchanting and thought-provoking" nature, suggesting it will benefit from further aging, recommending to "try after 2028."

Decanter also rated the wine 99 points, calling it "one of the standouts in 2019." The review highlighted the "red fruit aromatics" and the "gorgeous expression on the palate." Decanter's review elaborated on the wine's "grace," noting its "layers of flavor" and "wonderful lift," suggesting a drinking window from 2030 to 2050.

Jeb Dunnuck, who rated the wine 98 points, praised its "depth and richness," describing it as "a magical wine in the vintage." He noted its "deep red and black fruits, truffly earth, tobacco, and spring flower notes," and recommended allowing 7-8 years of bottle age for optimal enjoyment.

The Wine Independent also rated it 98 points, appreciating its "full-bodied palate" and "grainy tannins," alongside aromas of "baked black plums, blackberry compote, and dark chocolate."

Jane Anson gave the wine a 97-point score, noting its "precision" and "restrained violet flowers, raspberry and redcurrant fruits." She advised giving it 6 to 8 years to fully develop.

Jeff Leve matched Anson's score, highlighting the wine's "spring flowers, wet earth, spice-box, and red with black fruits." He noted its "vibrant, elegant, rich, and silky" finish, with a recommended drinking window from 2031 to 2055.

Vinous provided a more reserved assessment with 94 points, describing the wine as "backward and broody" with a "slightly chocolaty opening" and suggesting it might be "entering an awkward adolescence."

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate rated it 95 points, recognizing it as "another of the richer, more powerful wines in the Mouiex portfolio," with aromas of "sweet cherries, wild berries, vanilla pod, plum preserve, warm spices, and cedary new oak."

Wine Enthusiast awarded it 96 points, calling it a "structured, elegant wine" with "ripe blackberry fruits" and a "rich texture," suggesting it will be ready from 2027.

Wine Spectator gave it 95 points, commending its "richness of the vintage" and "long, caressing waves of cassis, plum reduction, and boysenberry compote flavors," with a suggested drinking period from 2025 through 2040.

Overall, the 2019 Belair-Monange St. Emilion is widely praised for its excellent structure, rich fruit profile, and potential for aging, with several reviewers recommending waiting a few years to fully experience its depth and complexity.