Winemaker Notes
Chateau Bellevue Peycharneau Bordeaux Superieur is a deep garnet robe with mauve refraction. A beautiful nose, very concentrated and complex with woody, vanilla flavors, delicate toasty notes, and red cherry aromas. On the palate, it’s full-bodied, fleshy, structured, and velvety. Good tannic balance. A beautiful, savory finish, with long aromatic persistence.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Fresh-plum, raspberry, red-tea and walnut-husk aromas. It’s medium-bodied with tight, sleek tannins. Fresh finish. Drink from 2022.
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Wine Enthusiast
This wine has a structural side, possibly from Malbec in the blend. That and the perfumed wood flavors balanced by juicy blackberry fruits has produced a rich, dense wine that will be ready from 2022
In most of France, wines are named by their place of origin and not by the type of grape (with the exception of Alsace). Just like a red Burgundy is by law, always made of Pinot noir, a red Bordeaux is a blended wine composed mainly of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Depending on the laws of the village from which the grapes come, the conditions of the vintage and decisions of the winemaker, the blend can be further supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot and in rare cases, Carmenere. So popular and repeated has this mix of grape varieties become worldwide, that the term, Bordeaux Blend, refers to a wine blended in this style, regardless of origin.