The list price is $26, and Bottle Barn currently has it on sale for $12.99. If you don't mind moderately high tannin levels, Belle-Vue is an excellent choice for fairly-priced, high-quality Bordeaux. This wine should age nicely for 6-8 years. For drinking now, I suggest double-decanting and letting it breath for an hour or more before serving. (I tasted it over the weekend and the tannins were quite noticeable even with double-decanting -- it was much softer and smoother the second day.) With the list price of $26, I think it offers only average QPR. For a sale price of $12.99, I think it becomes a high-QPR wine.
Monday, January 25, 2010
2005 Chateau Belle-Vue, Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux
The vineyard for Chateau Belle-Vue is planted with 26-year old vines, and it is located adjacent to famed Chateau Giscours and the elite Margaux appellation. Robert Parker gives it 88 points, "One of the few Bordeaux wines to include Carmenere in the blend, Belle-Vue's final blend in 2005 is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 20% Petit Verdot, and 3% Carmenere. It reveals more tannin along with great fruit, medium body, and plenty of character."
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