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Belair Monange 2022 (750ML)
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A new château building now stands at Belair-Monange, and the 2022 gives it a wine worthy of the setting. Merlot accounts for 99% of the blend and Cabernet Franc the remaining 1%, drawn from both the upper plateau and the hillsides just outside the town of Saint-Émilion, and picking ran from 8 to 20 September. Black raspberry and spiced cherry open the nose, joined by graphite, red fruit and a forest-floor note that deepens with air. The palate is deep and full, with velvety tannins, fruit with a stony cast and a tense, precise finish that keeps its richness in check. Critics split on timing: one finds it beautiful already, another would wait until the early 2030s. At the table, look to roast duck breast with cherries, crisp pork belly or a wedge of Saint-Nectaire.
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Country
France
Region
Bordeaux
Appellation
St. Emilion
Color
Red
Varietal
Bordeaux Blend
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Critic Reviews
Antonio Galloni
98 Points
98 Points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous: "TThe 2022 Bélair-Monange is even better in bottle than it was en primeur. Seamless in the glass, with stunning purity, the 2022 is magnificently complete from start to finish. Brisk acids and cool veins of supporting minerality cut through a core of ripe red/purplish berry fruit, lavender, blood orange and mocha. The 2022 is the most impressive Bélair-Monange under the Moueix family's stewardship. Superb." 01/25
Neal Martin
98 Points
98 Points, Neal Martin, Vinous: "The 2022 Bélair-Monange actually has a soupçon of Pomerol on the nose, perhaps from the deft touch of black truffle that combines beautifully with the hints of black fruit, blood orange and allspice. This is outstanding in terms of delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins. It’s a tad more peppery than the Trotanoy, yet it shares the same sense of symmetry and length. Precise and detailed, this is a wonderful, life-affirming Belair-Monange that’s not a million miles away stylistically from Beauséjour. This is a Saint-Émilion that will age gracefully in bottle." 01/25
Jeb Dunnuck
99 Points
99 Points, Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com: "The 2022 Château Belair-Monange comes from a mix of both the upper plateau and the hillsides just outside of Saint-Emilion, with the blend being 99% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc. It has a truly sensational perfume of black raspberries, mulled cherries, crushed stone, and graphite that gains intensity and nuances as it sits in the glass. This gives way to a full-bodied Saint-Emilion with a deep, layered texture, velvety tannins, no hard edges, and a gorgeous finish. I'd easily put this up with the crème de la crème of the vintage, and to my mind, it’s even better than the Château’s 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, and 2020. While it's beautiful even today, I have no doubt this will evolve gracefully for 30 years if well stored." 05/25
