2000 Château de Bellevue (André Chatenoud) Lussac-St. Émilion

Community Tasting Notes (35) Avg Score: 88.6 points

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  12/28/2023 - Tranquility Base Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This turned out to be an excellent St. Emilion to accompany grill-roasted prime rib for Christmas. I wasn't sure whether the aging would be good to the bottle since the last bottle was not great. Well, this one was delicious. I don't know if it compares to heavyweights in this vintage or terroir but what a delicious wine this proved to be. Lovely fruit is still there but with some depth thanks to the aging. It probably could be cellared even longer.

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  2/12/2023 - Tranquility Base Likes this wine: 84 Points

  This was probably past its prime and suffered from a little bit of corking. However, it was better on the second day - really rather lovely with pure fruit and a nice balance. On the third try it had lost a good deal of that lushness, but was acceptable. I have two more bottles and will try to finish them up relatively soon.

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  4/1/2018 - dke Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Nicely aged Bordeaux, tannins well integrated, classic taste. 89-90

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  1/1/2016 - Tranquility Base Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This was excellent. For some reason, this bottle was superior to the previous one I opened about 6-8 months ago. This one came together well with clean, characteristic flavors of St. Emilion.

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  2/16/2015 - Tranquility Base Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Went beautifully with steak. It was not the most amazing St. Emilion I've ever had, but it certainly was very satisfying and became more interesting over time (we decanted it). It is drinking well now - perhaps beginning to lose some strength but perhaps gaining in complexity.

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