Bellevue (Saint Emilion) other_regions_australia (from extremely stony ground with

(from extremely stony ground with very little top soil)

The prominent tannins are quite firm but not hard and this finishes with good punch and a mouth coating

The blend of 96% Shiraz and 4% Cabernet Sauvignon was aged for 18 months in large American oak barrels

Montrachet typically fleshes out substantially with bottle age and this should do that as well but it’s not clear that there is necessarily better potential here compared to either the Criots or the Bâtard

Bellevue (Saint Emilion) other_regions_australia (from extremely stony ground withJust starting to show its lushly textured, black cherry, plum, licorice, smoke, espresso and wet earth character. The tannins is soft, the fruit is sweet fresh and ripe, finishing with supple textured, dark red fruits, chocolate and cocoa.