Belair Monange 2015 750ml

Belair-Monange sits on Saint-Émilion's limestone plateau beside Ausone, and since the Moueix family acquired the former Château Belair in 2008 and renamed it, the estate has been one of the appellation's fastest-rising stars. The 2015, from an outstanding Right Bank vintage, earned a perfect 100 points from James Suckling and 98 from The Wine Independent. Suckling praised its blue fruits, minerals, lavender and licorice, with ultra-refined tannins and a seamless, powerful finish. The Wine Independent called it "full-bodied, concentrated, and oh so seductive," noting fruitcake, blueberry compote and cigar box. Merlot-dominant and built for the long haul, it is beginning to open but will reward cellaring into the 2040s.