Chateau Bellevue Mondotte 2007

WINEADVOCATE: THE WINEADVOCATE und somit gemeinsam mit Ausone, Lafite, Pavie und Eglise Clinet die höchste Bewertung aller 2007er roten Bordeaux Weine: "Very little wine is produced (about 400 cases) from this tiny 5-acre vineyard, but it is always among the most concentrated and richest of Bordeaux. The inky/purple-colored 2007 offers sweet cassis fruit notes interwoven with notions of graphite, chalk dust, and toast. Full-bodied with terrific purity and intensity (14.5% alcohol), it should drink well for 20+ years."

ANTONIO GALLONI: "Saturated ruby. Very dark aromas of black fruits, violet, licorice and bitter chocolate, plus a sexy oak note of hickory smoke. Large-scaled, thick and sweet, with outrageous breadth for the year. Finishes with mouthcoating tannins and palate-staining black fruits. For all its sweetness and size, this wine manages to maintain impressive verve. (I should note that an earlier sample was at least as rich but more porty and roasted, with a distinctly unrefined character. Obviously, my score is for the better sample.)"

WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "No need to hold off any longer. Pop and pour brings out the sweet, plum, licorice, smoke and coffee notes. The texture shows a lush quality,with a dark, plum finish and the sensations of of dusty tannins."

WEINWISSER: "Mitteldunkles Rubin, recht satt in der Mitte. Wie ein Korb frisch gepflückter Waldhimbeeren duftend, dahinter von einer berauschenden, sanft konfitürigen Süsse gestützt, rote Pflaumen, Kokos und Vanille. Im Gaumen trotz des massiven Fruchtkonzentrates sehr frisch und fast etwas kühl, im Innern verspielte Veilchentöne, Extrakt dabei etwas aufrauend. Aufgrund des Potenzials wahrscheinlich ein Punkt mehr in der Reife."

FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, fast opaker Kern, violette Reflexe. In der Nase eher verhalten, feine schwarze Beeren, ätherische Nuancen. Am Gaumen stoffig, sehr mineralisch, noch etwas verkapselt, die Tannine wirken etwas spröde, zart nach Bitterschokolade, ein eher monolithischer und eher strenger Stil, hat aber Reifepotenzial."

WINESPECTATOR: "Dark-colored and very spicy, with meat, dark fruits and cigar box aromas. Full-bodied, with loads of fruit and masses of new wood. Impresses with its opulence and structure. Needs time in the bottle. Best after 2013."