2023

Château Belair Monange

Saint-Emilion AOP, Grand Cru Classé B

"Edouard Moueix:“ before we are wine producers, we are wine drinkers. We want our wines to be pleasant and enjoyable.“
Und das ist dieser Wein - ein absoluter Genuss. Kühle dunkle Beerenfrucht, Veilchen, kühle Minze, ein Hauch Madagaskar-Vanille. Die Stilistik ist geprägt durch eine gewisse Ätherik. Am Gaumen kommen eine schöne, straff-saftige Säure und ein ausgeprägtes, pudriges Tannin zum Vorschein.
Dieser Wein sprüht nur so vor Energie.

PRESSE

97-98 Punkte James Suckling
"There’s finesse and beauty to this, with blackberry, dark-chocolate, bark, mushroom and forest-floor character. But it’s all class. Caresses your palate. Medium- to full-bodied and very long. Persistent and sophisticated. This shows the true character of the diverse vineyards of this estate. 98% merlot and 2% cabernet franc."

94-96 Punkte Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (William Kelley)
"The 2023 Belair Monange is the first vintage from this newly created property that incorporates a balance of fruit from the plateau and fruit from the hillsides, as restructured and replanted parcels are returning to production. Wafting from the glass with attractive aromas of raspberries, violets and kirsch mingled with hints of incense, licorice and rose petals, it's medium to full-bodied, fleshy and layered, with a deep and textural core of fruit, lively acids and powdery tannins, retaining a cool, ethereal profile that foregrounds its limestone origins."

97 Punkte Falstaff (Peter Moser)
"Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zarte Kräuterwürze, reife Herzkirschen, zart nach Lakritze, ein Hauch von Vanille und Orangenzesten, einladendes Bukett. Komplex, saftig, hochelegant, feine Extraktsüße, sehr finessenreich strukturiert, reife, tragende Tannine, lange anhaftend, ein balancierter Wein voll Frische und Länge, sicheres Entwicklungspotenzial, ein delikater Speisenbegleiter."

95-97 Punkte Vinous (Neal Martin)
"The 2023 Bélair-Monange was picked September 11 to 29 at around 45hL/ha. It has a very intense, very well-defined bouquet: black cherries, mulberry and light iodine mixed with estuarine scents—scintillas of kelp and oyster shell in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, very fresh and animated. Focused and mineral-driven, the 2023 has one of the most refined finishes that you'll find on the Right Bank this year. This is a very strong follow-up to the 2022 and it may even surpass it, though this is cut from a very different cloth insofar that it is unapologetically more classic in style."