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2000 Château Gallais Bellevue |
| Vintage | Type | Producer | Variety | Designation | Vineyard | Country | Region | SubRegion | Appellation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Red | Château Gallais Bellevue | Red Bordeaux Blend | n/a | n/a | France | Bordeaux | Médoc | Médoc |
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Community Tasting Notes (average 86.7 pts. and median of 86 pts. in 3 notes) | |
| Tasted by grossie on 10/29/2009 & rated 89 points: I never logged this in to my cellartracker but came upon it recently while sifting through my 2000 bdx for some small fries to try. It's got a definite charred nose with a little sweet oak, graphite, and some rich cassis. The palate is quite pleasing, I'm impressed with its density of fruit and complexity. It's got a very good acidic bite and some fine tannin. It's the type of wine that shows you a little of everything and leaves you wanting for more. There's a refined character that runs common to these 2000s. I'm happy to have tried this now but I get the impression it could last a few more years and even improve a little. These little 2000s continue to impress me. (149 views) | |
| Tasted by dbastug on 5/18/2009 & rated 85 points: Somewhat flat, never really opened up. Likely beyond it's prime. (179 views) | |
| Tasted by Mlermontov on 12/24/2004 & rated 86 points: nice party wine. true bordeaux just nothing special. would buy more at the price (less that $10) (902 views) |
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About red wine
The variety Red Bordeaux Blend on CellarTracker implies any blend using any or all of the five traditional Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. As such, this is used worldwide, whether for wines from Bordeaux, Meritages from California and Canada, some Super-Tuscan wines etc. Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia) Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) | Simple Bordeaux primer Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) 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. Appellation Webpage (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) The land with the Médoc appellation links three kinds of Médoc terroirs: Garonne gravel, Pyrenees gravel and soils of clayey limestone. Taking account of the huge area the appellation covers, these terroirs are extremely varied in character. Thanks to this variety of terroirs, the infinite palette of the wines with the Médoc appellation has distinction, roundness and a balanced personality. They may be full bodied with a fine ruby red colour. They should be kept a long time for their many nuances to develop. Others are elegant, subtle, with a fine bouquet, ready to be drunk younger, though this in no way reflects on their exemplary finesse.In order to have the right to the Médoc appellation of controlled origin, red wines must: - come from the peninsula bounded on the east by the Garonne and the Gironde, on the south by Blanquefort Brook, on the west by the Atlantic Ocean but excluding the communes of Carcans and Hourtin, Brach, Salaunes, Lacanau, Le Temple, Le Porge and "land of recent alluvium and sand lying on impermeable subsoils", - satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (170 grammes - 6 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°) base yield (50 hectolitres per hectare). |
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