2005 Chateau Bellevue-Mondotte Saint-Emilion Grand Cru (375ml)

(100 Points)  --  (Wine Advocate)

Made up of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, the opaque bluish/purple 2005 from Bellevue-Mondotte offers amazing chocolate espresso notes along with blueberry and blackberry liqueur, some incense and a hint of flowers. Full-bodied and staggeringly concentrated, this blockbuster wine (in a blockbuster vintage) is unreal. Talk about a wine that is beyond belief -- this is a great achievement from Chantal and Gérard Perse. (RP)   Review Date: 06/2015