Bellevue Mondotte Vintage:2013 full and sleekly muscled flavors

full and sleekly muscled flavors are sappy

blueberries

with plentiful fine-grained tannins that firm up on the long finish

drink this beauty anytime over the coming 12-15 years

(two-thirds of the vines were planted in 1912 and the remainder in 1973)

Bellevue Mondotte Vintage:2013 full and sleekly muscled flavorsRuby red. Roasted plum, toffee, game and nutty oak on the nose. Lush, fat and stuffed with fruit. A wonderfully pliant 2002 with noteworthy density and richness. Sound acids and suave but firm edged tannins give this excellent balance. Finishes very long and ripe. This is even stronger than it appeared to be from barrel last spring. Stephen Tanzer