Marks and reviews
Description
The estate
Owned by the Pradel de Lavaux and de Boüard de Laforest families, Château Bellevue is a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé. Since 2007, the Château Angélus team have devoted their passion and hard work to manage this vineyard on Bordeaux’s Right Bank.
The vineyard
Château Bellevue 2022 is a Saint-Émilion wine from a 3 hectare single vineyard. The vines are 40 years old on average and are planted on clay-limestone soils.
Winemaking and ageing
Manual harvesting. Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel and concrete vats. Vatting time of 2 to 3 weeks. Devatting after running off. Aged for 16 to 20 months.
Blend
Merlot (100%).
Tasting
Nose
The nose releases fruity (stone fruit) and subtly toasted fragrances.
Palate
A velvety attack gives way to an ample and persistent palate. The tannins and the tannic structure are of a great finesse. During the tasting, the palate becomes more complex in unveiling refreshing fruity (fruit of the forest, blueberry) aromas.