2001 | Chateau Belair-Monange | Chateau Magdelaine Saint-Emilion

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Red Wine: 2001 | Chateau Belair-Monange | Chateau Magdelaine Saint-Emilion

Moderately saturated medium red. Smoky redcurrant, cherry, coffee, minerals and tobacco on the aromatic nose. Juicy and dry, with suave, understated flavors of leather, coffee grounds and minerals.

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Producer: Chteau Blair-Monange

Ratings: WS | 92

Vintage: 2001

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13.5%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: France, Saint-Emilion

Moderately saturated medium red. Smoky redcurrant, cherry, coffee, minerals and tobacco on the aromatic nose. Juicy and dry, with suave, understated flavors of leather, coffee grounds and minerals. Grew more pliant with aeration. Spreads out nicely on the palate, finishing with firm but fine tannins and very good length.

Reviews:

• Wine Spectator: Loads of red fruits on the nose, with blackberry and cherry character. Full-bodied, with superrefined tannins and a lovely plum, coffee and smoky finish. Very subtle and long. Very close to the 2000 in quality. This is a chateau on the rise. Best after 2007.

Producer Information

Chteau Blair-Monange is a Bordeaux winery and vineyard rated as a Grand Cru Class B in the classification of Saint-milion estates. It makes red wine based on Merlot with a subsidiary component of Cabernet Franc. It was known as Chteau Blair (Dubois-Challon) until the 2008 vintage. The vineyard is located just outside Saint-milion village. Since the 2012 merger with Chtea Magdeleine (see below) it covers 23.5 hectares. 2014 saw the debut of the second wine, Annonce de Blair-Monange. The third wine is Haut Roc Blanquant (Grand Cru). Plantings are 90 percent Merlot and 10 percent Cabernet Franc. The last few vines of Malbec and Petit Verdot were removed by the current owners, tablissements Jean-Pierre Moueix. Vines are on average around 40 years old, with some planted in the 1930s and a few plants dating back as far as the 1900s. A large scale replanting programme is being spread out over the coming decades. In the sections of vineyard on the plateau and top terrace, soils are limestone. Vines at the peak of the plateau (88m/288ft) are considered to enjoy the best terroir. The parcels on the lower slopes have a combination of clay and limestone. The estate was formed in the 14th Century, on land cultivated by the Romans. Wine production didn’t begin on the property until the 1700s. In 1850 Beair was rated as the leading wine of Saint-milion in the authoritative Cocks et Ferret guide. It held this status well into the 20th century. It is a close neighbor of the Grand Cru Class A Chteau Ausone and was owned by the same family for much of the 20th Century, even sharing Ausone’s cellars. The family name Dubois-Challon, though not an integral part of the property title, was used to distinguish the estate from numerous other Blairs in Bordeaux. It was managed for a time by Pascal Delbeck, who had been the head winemaker at Ausone but, in 2003, he began selling shares to the Moueix family’s ngociant business stablissements Jean-Pierre Moueix. By 2008, the Mouiex family was in complete control and the name was changed to Blair-Monange. Anne-Adle Monange is the mother of Jean-Pierre Moueix, grandmother of Christian, and great-grandmother of Edouard, who now runs the property. In 1931 Adle was the first woman from the family to settle in Saint-milion. In the later 20th century the estate had fallen into a comparitive state of neglect, considering its former reputation. With a new team in charge the wine saw a marked upturn in quality. Vineyard selection was made stricter, yields were lowered and the grapes were picked later.