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Bellevue 2005
HED56201
75 cl
12.5%
£90.00
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The qualitative increase of Château Bellevue since 2000, when expert duo Nicolas Thienpont and Stephane Derenoncourt assumed control, has been pronounced. The gorgeous 2005 blends 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc and offers hugely perfumed notes of blackberries, cassis, charcoal, graphite and lavender. Now softening in middle-age, it still has chewy texture and a beautiful core of fruit.
89
Vinous
Good medium ruby. Superripe aromas of cherry liqueur, licorice and sweet oak. Dense and sappy on entry, then concentrated but not overly sweet in the middle, with brisk acidity framing the black cherry and licorice flavors. This boasts impressive material but today the wine comes across as a bit chunky, with slightly tough tannins. Perhaps in an awkward stage.Stephen Tanzer1st May 2007
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