2014 Belle Brise
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Tasting notes
This is just starting to reveal some maturity, with cedar, hints of truffle and tobacco alongside the plum fruit. It’s an earlier-drinking vintage versus the 2015, for example, but has lovely restraint and is showing beautifully right now.
Glossy, glass coating. Very rich core of sweet, plummy, fresh strawberry fruit. Fresh, beautifully complete rounded mouthfeel – very polished. Concentrated but with unbelievable freshness and elegance. Mineral, slightly earthy finish. Classic rich, fruit-cakey Pomerol, but with a streak of Gevrey Chambertin? Delightful, could be enjoyed now or over the next 15+ years. Very impressive indeed.
About the producer
Tucked away in Pomerol’s southwest corner Ch. Belle-Brise is the ultimate insider’s Bordeaux. With just two hectares of walled garden vineyard, production at this estate is minuscule, making it one of the rarest wines in the marketplace (and arguably more exclusive than either Pétrus or Le Pin).