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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by glassofhans on 1/22/2024 & rated 91 points: Earthy, chalky, good (read med+) acidity, plummy fruit, hint of tobacco and green pepper - everything I'd want in a wine of this price. (308 views) | | | Tasted by Pontifax on 5/4/2022 & rated 92 points: Great value Haut- Medoc...this bottle is singing.
On nose: violets, stemmy medicinal notes( in a good way).
On palate:above flavours enhanced with a 2 hour decant.....an expansion of cigar tobbaco, cassis, forest floor,red plum flesh, and finish of Kona coffee and a ghost of rosemary, on a medium body of softening tannins, due in part to the 22% Petit Verdot, acting as a foil to the 47% Cabernet, and 31% Merlot....this wine is 8 years old, drinking well, with years to go....reminiscent of the 2018 Ch. Lanessan in passing. (1324 views) | | | Tasted by Rjfounex on 3/9/2021 & rated 91 points: Earthy, fruity, opened two hours before tasting and was just as good the next day (1753 views) | | | Tasted by Maphill01 on 10/21/2020: PNP. Floral and oak aromas, on the palate crunchy black fruit, blackberry, black cherry. Earthy, dusty tannins, balanced acidity. Nice value BDX. (1830 views) | | | Tasted by DanR on 5/20/2019 & rated 91 points: Another bdx qpr killer, under €15. Plush and dense, with textured / layered dark fruit and chewy tannins on the finish. Love the herbaceousness that kicks in to give balance and complexity. Has the mouthfeel, refinement, and structure of wines 3x the price. Excellent, just entering its window, bright future ahead. (2827 views) | | | Tasted by Euoinos on 5/9/2019 & rated 90 points: Leather and floral nose. Well balanced acidity. Red berries and plum. Good value for money wine. (2344 views) | | | Tasted by Khon Kaen on 11/9/2018 & rated 89 points: The wine is medium body, Nice Bordeaux style with black fruits and tannins, soft and fresh. Little bit sweet and less acidity. (1860 views) | | | Tasted by Nati Winos on 7/19/2017: agh, I got nothing. Maybe an emergency 2nd bottle? (2325 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 4/21/2015 & rated 90 points: Soft tannins and a spicy, floral and ripe nose are coupled with fresh, smoky black cherries in the finish. This should be quite tasty on release. The wine was made from a blend of 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot and 22% Petit Verdot and reached 13.5% alcohol. 89-91 Pts (3932 views) |
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JancisRobinson.com (6/23/2019)
(Ch Belle-Vue Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Panel Tasting
Decanter, Haut-Médoc 2014 (10/4/2018)
(Château Belle-Vue, Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (2/13/2017)
(Château Belle-Vue Haut-Médoc, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2014 Bordeaux: A September Surprise (Feb 2017) (2/1/2017)
(Belle-vue Belle-vue) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (9/22/2016)
(Ch Belle-Vue Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, September 2016 (9/1/2016)
(Château Belle-Vue Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Steven Spurrier
Decanter, Bordeaux 2014: Top Haut-Médoc (4/13/2015)
(Château Belle-Vue, Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2014 Bordeaux: It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over (Apr 2015) (4/1/2015)
(Belle-vue Belle-vue) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, April 2015 (4/1/2015)
(Château Belle-Vue Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (3/29/2015)
(Ch Belle-Vue Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Château Belle-Vue (Haut-Médoc) - Read about Chateau Belle-VueRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
VdB
The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.Haut-Médoc Read more about Haut Medoc and its wines Long-standing fame The legally created division into Médoc and Haut-Médoc dates from 1935. But as long ago as 1815 a Chartrons broker, whose word carried weight, spoke of great red wines in the Haut-Médoc, so recognizing the high quality successfully achieved by this region's growers in the eighteenth century. The same Bordeaux broker revealed that the business world of the Chartrons and the great Bordeaux proprietors had established a sort of league-table of the parishes in which the vine-growing communes of today's Haut-Médoc appellation showed up well.
The Haut-Médoc appellation stretches over some thirty seven miles from north to south, from Saint-Seurin de Cadourne to Blanquefort. Within this area, certain zones produce wines exclusively with the Haut-Médoc appellation. It has terroirs of remarkable quality. And although we may note a certain predominance of layers of gravel (essentially Garonne gravel) from the Quaternary, all these sites are characterized by their wide diversity. Today in the southernmost communes of the appellation, the suburbs of Bordeaux, numerous vineyards which existed at the beginning of the twentieth century have disappeared, victims of urban expansion. But the vines live on... because man has retained his devotion to them.
The astonishing variety of different terroirs, the result of the very extent of the area, explains the diversity of Haut-Médoc wines, a fact which is rare within one and the same appellation.
But, over and above the differences, linked to this mosaic of climatic and geological influence, all these wines have the same family traits of character.
Alert and lively, full-bodied without being too powerful, and harmoniously balanced, they acquire a rare bouquet over the years.
In order to have the right to the Haut-Médoc appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the communes of Blanquefort, Le Taillan, Parempuyre, Le Pian, Ludon, Macau, Arsac, Labarde, Cantenac, Margaux, Avensan, Castelnau, Soussans, Arcins, Moulis, Listrac, Lamarque, Cussac, Saint-Laurent de Médoc, Saint-Julien, Pauillac, Saint-Sauveur, Cissac, Saint-Estèphe, Vertheuil, Saint-Seurin de Cadourne "excluding all the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (48 hectolitres per hectare).
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