2002 Château Belle-Vue (Haut-Médoc)
Red Bordeaux Blend
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By Stephen Tanzer
(Belle-Vue Haut Medoc) Login and sign up and see review text.
May/June 2003, IWC Issue #108, (See more on Vinous...)
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(Chateau Belle-vue) #3; COLOR-dark; NOSE-funky; farm-esque (Hungarian Oak); TASTE-so many 2nd & 3rd tier flavors (Asian spice; pencil shavings for days, olives; funkiness; black & red fruits); this is thought provoking wine; JD says, "incredible class & complexity; a little leaner and has wonderful bright fruit complexity that some of the '03's aren't going to have"; WS-87; GV-90+
By Gary Vaynerchuk
Jeffrey Davies Talks About French Wines, Episode #374, 12/19/2007, (See more on Wine Library TV...) 90+ points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage2002
- TypeRed
- ProducerChâteau Belle-Vue (Haut-Médoc)
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- Designationn/a
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationHaut-Médoc
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4/18/2019 - wprev Likes this wine: 90 Points
excellent taste after so many years
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1/4/2014 - gven wrote: 89 Points
Opened 2 hours before drinking. At the start closed but after another hour it started to open. Well integrated sweet blue fruit, vanilla, soft and silky, medium bodied, medium finish.
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11/2/2013 - jfarley3 wrote: 89 Points
Still holding up well. Seems almost more concentrated and murky. Still good fruit with strong earthy undertones.
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12/5/2012 - french16 Likes this wine:
Tasted blind. The color is just insanely dark and the wine is totally opaque. I was just chocked when the vintage was revealed. Beside that, the wine was balanced and showed a good sense of place. It is surprisingly intense for a 2002 (and dark obviously) but with plenty of dark fruits, cigar box and cedar notes, it is enjoyable to drink. Maybe a tad too concentrated but certainly not bad. Has it been manipulated to show like this in such vintage? Probably....
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5/20/2012 - jfarley3 wrote: 89 Points
Drink now as the fruit and the earthiness are in perfect balance. Long finish with notes of dirt , blackberry, and a hint of plum.
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