2006 Chateau Belle-Vue Haut-Medoc
Sale wines are the best! I picked a few bottles of this up from JJB in their clearance sale.
I threw this thing in the decanter, and the aromas were pretty odd. Barnyard, “stinky cheese” smells came up, amongst the redish fruit smalls. A lot funkier than I expected from this.
The taste didn’t have any of this though, nice redish and purplish fruit flavors came out first, with a medium fine tannins laying down after the fruit dropped off to show the earthiness.
It’s a typical red Bordeaux style blend, with the typical flavors and style of Bordeaux coming through (as far as I can tell – not like I’m a Bordeaux expert).
This is really solid wine, something I’d be happy to drink whenever I’ve got that Bordeaux hankering, and don’t want to get one of those “classy” bottles of Bordeaux.
The grade on this is a really good B plus, or a really low A minus. Right in between there.
Price: $10
Grade: B+/A-