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2018 Ch Belair-Monange 1er Grand Cru Classé St Emilion - 6x75cl
06B8BELA6PK _ 2018 - Ch Belair-Monange 1er Grand Cru Classé St Emilion - 6x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Belair
  • Region St Emilion
  • Drinking 2026 - 2047
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Now

2018 - Ch Belair-Monange 1er Grand Cru Classé St Emilion - 6x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Belair
  • Region St Emilion
  • Drinking 2026 - 2047
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £647.08 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £107.84 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £520.00 In Bond
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  • Goedhuis, April 2019, Score: 97-98

    The predominance of Merlot (90%) in this blend gives a richness of Victoria plum and hints of loganberry. A very layered wine, with silky rounded tannins. Harmonious and rich with hints of dark Valrhona chocolate. Nicely layered and a real sense of class from this finely positioned château on the plateau of St Emilion.

  • Goedhuis, April 2019, Score: 97-98

    The predominance of Merlot (90%) in this blend gives a richness of Victoria plum and hints of loganberry. A very layered wine, with silky rounded tannins. Harmonious and rich with hints of dark Valrhona chocolate. Nicely layered and a real sense of class from this finely positioned château on the plateau of St Emilion.

  • Antonio Galloni, April 2019, Score: 93-96

    The 2018 Bélair-Monange is a bold, racy and exuberant wine endowed with tremendous textural richness and overall intensity. Sweet spice and floral notes wrap around a core of super-ripe stone fruit in this decidedly flamboyant, racy Saint-Émilion. In 2018, Bélair-Monange is not exactly subtle, but it is quite delicious and full of allure. Even so, Bélair-Monange will be enjoyed most by readers who like overt wines.

  • Wine Advocate, April 2019, Score: 97-99

    A blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, the medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2018 Belair Monange comes bounding out of the glass with all the energy and vigor of a pedigree puppy, offering notes of warm plums, wild blueberries, black raspberries and Morello cherries with touches of chocolate box, lilacs, underbrush, menthol and damp soil plus a waft of incense. Full-bodied, rich and decadently layered in the mouth, the densely packed layers are charged with energy, supported by firm, velvety tannins and a racy line of freshness, finishing very long and very spicy.

  • James Suckling, April 2019, Score: 98-99

    This is very linear and structured in a classical way for Bordeaux with a very focused and tight core of beautiful fruit that gives an agile and vivid palate of pretty fruit and bright acidity, not to mention the ultra fine tannins, which deliver a seamless and limitless finish.

  • Decanter, April 2019, Score: 97

    A gorgeous wine, with concentrated power offset by lift and lyricism. It fully expresses the character and personality of its location on the limestone plateau, showing real juiciness and a focussed minerality, with extremely flavourful crushed raspberry and blackberry fruits, and touches of peony and rose on the nose. This is delicious, graceful, spicy and persistent, with notes that spiral both downwards and upwards. The violet reflections are off the chart. Drinking Window 2027 - 2042

  • Matthew Jukes, April 2019, Score: 18.5++

    This is a serious wine with a kaleidoscope of fruit notes and a forest of oak propping it up. Like many of the top Right Bank wines in this vintage it is slow to reveal the extent of its skills. It required some urgent swirling to unlock the various elements in this wine and there is a lot of complexity here. Sleek and stealthy, this is a noble wine and it is one of the finds of the vintage. Closed and firm now, but sure to blossom relatively early in its life, this is a wine which will make half a century with ease.

  • Wine Spectator, April 2019, Score: 96-99

    Ripe and dense in feel, with layers of plum, fig and boysenberry fruit. The structure is decidedly stony, revealing a long echo of tobacco. Among the more backward wines at this early stage, but seriously long and well-built.

  • Julia Harding, April 2019, Score: 17.5

    Darkest crimson. Black fruit, pencil shavings and a touch of oaky char on the nose. Compact and refined in texture on the palate, very fine tannins. Much the most elegant of the Moueix stable, with impressive persistence and harmony even now, just needs a lot of time to unfurl and for the tannins to release the fruit in all its richness. Finishes fresh and dry and clean in the mouth even if the oak is blocking it a little at the end. Powerful but not overbearing. Drink 2028-2040

Producer

Château Belair

Ch Belair is something of a rarity for a Right Bank château as it can trace its history back to the 14th century. In 1802 they began bottling their own wines at the château - an inconceivable practice for the time and their wines sold for three times more than other St Emilions. Luckily for its followers, the price has decreased over the years making it an affordable Right Bank option.

Region

St Emilion

South of Pomerol lies the medieval, perched village of St Emilion. Surrounding St Emilion are vines that produce round, rich and often hedonistic wines. Despite a myriad of soil types, two main ones dominate - the gravelly, limestone slopes that delve down to the valley from the plateau and the valley itself which is comprised of limestone, gravel, clay and sand. Despite St Emilion's popularity today, it was not until the 1980s to early 1990s that attention was brought to this region. Robert Parker, the famous wine critic, began reviewing their Merlot-dominated wines and giving them hefty scores. The rest is history as they say. Similar to the Médoc, there is a classification system in place which dates from 1955 and outlines several levels of quality. These include its regional appellation of St Emilion, St Emilion Grand Cru, St Emilion Grand Cru Classé and St Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé, which is further divided into "A" (Ausone and Cheval Blanc) and "B" (including Angélus, Canon, Figeac and a handful of others). To ensure better accuracy, the classification is redone every 10 years enabling certain châteaux to be upgraded or downgraded depending on on the quality of their more recent vintages.

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