Chateau Bellevue - Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classe 2016 750ml

"A dense and layered red with ripe plums and blueberries, as well as hints of wet earth and moss. Full-bodied, velvety and layered with fantastic fruit and creamy, velvety tannins. Plush and deep. Great wine. Try from 2023." 97 Points - James Suckling (February 2019)

"Made from 100% Merlot and cooler limestone and clay soils, the 2016 Château Bellevue shows a beautiful minerality and freshness in its black raspberry, crushed rocks, graphite, and dried flower aromas and flavors. It's medium-bodied, focused, and precise on the palate, with fine yet certainly present tannins. Give this beauty 3-5 years and it will cruise for two decades." 94 Points - Jeb Dunnuck (February 2019)

"The 2016 Bellevue is dense and powerful, but also quite reticent following its bottling this past June. Dark and virile, the 2016 is going to need at least a few years to come into its own. The intensity and volume the wine showed en primeur are very much in evidence, but also presently enshrouded by a wall of potent tannins. Gravel, smoke, game, leather and tobacco give the 2016 much of its savory character." 93 Points - Antonio Galloni, Vinous (January 2019)

Style / Variety: Merlot
Region: Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux, France
ABV: 14.5%
Vol: 750ml