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Château Bélair-Monange Barrel sample (Saint-Émilion)
Saint-Émilion · France
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Country
- France
- Region
- Saint-Émilion
- Appellation
- Saint-Émilion
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
carnes vermelhas · cordeiro · queijos curados
Rated vintages
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201295 pts
94–96. Barrel sample. Now incorporating the Magdelaine vineyard, Bélair-Monange is a fine, complex wine, dense and just austere. The wine is firmly in the tannic style—dark and brooding.
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201093 pts
92-94 Smoky wine, dominated by its dry tannins, seemingly extracted. The wine certainly has weight and power, but the dryness is a major element at this stage. It will need serious aging time.
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200892 pts
91-93 Barrel sample. Belair has been given a new name, after Christian Moueix's grandmother, in honor of its purchase by the Moueix family. The wine is ripe, with its dark tannins and perfumed fruit, lifted by a final smoky character.