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.
Blend: 65% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Malbec
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Chocolate, plums, cloves and blueberries on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with nicely focused dark berry fruit framed by tight-grained tannins. Crunchy, bright finish. Merlot, cabernet sauvignon and malbec. Better after 2024.
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Wine Enthusiast
A young wine that needs time to bring out its ripeness. Black-currant fruits shine along with the acidity. Some firm tannins come through at the end. Drink from 2026.
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.