Tasting Notes
Vinous 94+
The 2019 Belair-Monange has a more tertiary nose, backward and broody, almost Left Bank in style. This demands much more coaxing from the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with a slightly chocolaty opening. The oak a little too thick maybe? Plenty of fruit behind it, quite plush on the finish, but missing the intellect that previous bottles have displayed. Maybe entering an awkward adolescence? Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.
Anticipated maturity: 2025-2045
JancisRobinson.com 17.5
Tasted blind. Concentrated, youthful nose. Just a little bit obvious in terms of sweet, spicy oak. Chocolatey. But very dense. (JR)
Anticipated maturity: 2028-2045
Robert Parker 95
Like Trotanoy, though of course not to the same extent, the 2019 Belair Monange is another of the richer, more powerful wines in the Mouiex portfolio this year. Offering up aromas of sweet cherries, wild berries, vanilla pod, plum preserve, warm spices and cedary new oak, it’s full-bodied, broad and muscular, with a deep and layered core of ripe, sun-kissed fruit that’s framed by lively acids and ripe, powdery tannins.
Anticipated maturity: 2027-2057
