2020 Bellevue Mondotte

• Producer: Château Bellevue Mondotte
• Varietal: Red Blend
• Region: Bordeaux
• Alcohol: 14.5%
• Net volume: 750ml
• Vintage: 2020

Bellevue Mondotte is Gerard Perse's smallest estate but only in size. He fell in love with this vineyard at first sight, and in 2001 purchased the property which is juste several vines away from Pavie and Pavie-Decesse. It is a little jewel of 2 hectares, situated on an excellent terroir at the summit of Saint-Emilion's famous limestone plateau. Geological characteristics A partial enclave of Château Pavie Decesse on the Saint-Émilion clay-limestone plateau, the terroir is located 80m above the Dordogne valley. Bellevue Mondotte’s terroir combines : meagre soil, southfacing sun exposure, excellent natural drainage thanks to its hillside location. A great vineyard ! Growing methods Green harvesting, with a first leaf-stripping operation on the sunrise side of the rows in late June, and a second one on the sunset side in mid August. Vinification Grapes hand-picked then sorted. Alcoholic fermentation started up naturally in temperature-controlled wooden vats. The wine is kept on the skins for 3 to 5 weeks. Malolactic fermentation takes place in barrel. Château Bellevue-Mondotte is barrel-aged for six months on its lees (100% of new oak) for a total of aproximatively 24 months. Final blending takes place just before bottling, and the wine is neither fined nor filtered.

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