2014 Chateau Belair-Monange, Premier Grand Cru Classe, St.-Emilion
A huge, dramatic wine for the year, the 2014 Bélair-Monange possesses tremendous depth and overall intensity. Succulent black cherry, leather, spice and menthol are some of the many notes that flesh out in this dramatic, massively endowed Saint-Émilion. The fruit feels very ripe, yet there is plenty of underlying structure and acidity to balance things out. Since 2012, Bélair-Monange has been made from three parcels on gravel, clay and limestone. It is that very intersection that yields one of the most distinctive wines in Saint-Émilion. The 2014 is also the first vintage that includes fruit from the replanting done on the plateau. Bélair-Monange increasingly gives the two established flagships in the Moueix family's range (Trotanoy and La Fléur-Petrus) a run for their money.
2014 Chateau Belair-Monange, Premier Grand Cru Classe, St.-Emilion
A huge, dramatic wine for the year, the 2014 Bélair-Monange possesses tremendous depth and overall intensity. Succulent black cherry, leather, spice and menthol are some of the many notes that flesh out in this dramatic, massively endowed Saint-Émilion. The fruit feels very ripe, yet there is plenty of underlying structure and acidity to balance things out. Since 2012, Bélair-Monange has been made from three parcels on gravel, clay and limestone. It is that very intersection that yields one of the most distinctive wines in Saint-Émilion. The 2014 is also the first vintage that includes fruit from the replanting done on the plateau. Bélair-Monange increasingly gives the two established flagships in the Moueix family's range (Trotanoy and La Fléur-Petrus) a run for their money.
| Producer | Chateau Belair-Monange |
|---|---|
| Sub-Region | St. Emilion |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Country | France |
| Vintage | 2014 |
| Colour | Red |
| ABV | 14.50% |
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Inside Bordeaux
Roasted damson and greengage plum, touches of flaky pastry, orange peel and cloves, this is a gourmet style with toasted oak and melted tannins, luxurious with the beautiful saline balance of limestone. Ready to drink but will age further, enjoyable but less precision than you find in more recent Belair Monange vintages. 50% new oak. There was plenty of vineyard replanting going on at this time, as had been the case since the 2008 Moueix purchase, 23.5ha planted. Harvest September 27 to October 8.
93 Points / Drinking 2024 - 2040
By Jane Anson / February 2024
Vinous
One of the highlights of the vintage, the 2014 Bélair-Monange hits the palate with serious depth, palpable energy and huge, imposing tannins. All the elements come together in a dark, sumptuous wine that brings together deep layers of fruit along with beams of precise, salivating minerality. Sweet floral and spice notes add lift on the close, but above all else the 2014 is a wine of power. The fresh, invigorating finish encapsulates the essence of the vintage. Since 2012, Bélair-Monange has been made from three parcels on gravel, clay and limestone. It is that very intersection that yields one of the most distinctive wines in St.-Emilion. Two thousand fourteen is also the first vintage that includes fruit from the replanting done on the plateau. I tasted the Bélair-Monange last in my survey of the Moueix family’s 2014s, after Trotanoy and La Fléur-Petrus, and it more than held its own.
93-96 Points
By Antonio Galloni / April 2015
Vinous
The 2014 Bélair-Monange has an open, aniseed-tinged bouquet with plenty of ripe red berry fruit. There is something playful and joyful about these aromatics that demand to be noticed. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp acidity, firm tannin, quite grippy in the mouth but there are some lovely liquorice and spice notes that come through on the finish. Excellent. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
93 Points / Drinking 2020 - 2050
By Neal Martin / March 2018
Vinous
The 2014 Bélair-Monange has an almost Left Bank style nose, indicating a proportion of Cabernet Franc in the blend. Clean, delineated cedar and pencil shavings scents emerge, yet there is a sense of control. The palate is medium-bodied with a silky texture, fresh with moderate depth. It is not amazingly complex. However, there is real finesse and class towards the finish, with a judicious touch of spice lingering on the aftertaste. Promising. Tasted blind at the Southwold 10-Year-On tasting.
91 Points / Drinking 2024 - 2038
By Neal Martin / March 2024