2018 Belle Brise
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Tasting notes
From a hot vintage, this is a very concentrated Belle-Brise with blackberry and black plum. Brooding, powerful and structured, the 2018 shows a very dark fruit profile, and needs a little more time to integrate fully and show its best – but this will be a wine for the ages.
Pure, restrained blackberry bush and black cherry aromas. A beautifully silky multi-layered texture and deep blackberry jam, blackcurrant and earthy terroir-driven savoury tones. There is a wonderful ripeness to the fruit with a touch of glycerol juiciness and very elegant svelte tannins. This is the most concentrated Chateau Belle-Brise ever made and it is beautifully balanced.
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).