2021 Bellevue Mondotte

Perse Latitudes

After a first life in retail marketing, Gérard Perse decided in the 90's to satisfy his passion for wine. His future will be written in Saint-Emilion, his favorite place. He acquired the châteaux Pavie, 1er grand cru classé "A" of Saint-Emilion, Pavie-Decesse, Monbousquet, grands crus classés of Saint-Emilion and then Bellevue-Mondotte, still in Saint-Emilion, and Clos Lunelles in Castillon, Côtes de Bordeaux.

Because wine is enhanced both by the location and the dishes associated with it, the Perse family bought the Hostellerie de Plaisance, a mecca of gastronomy and lifestyle, which later became the Hotel de Pavie and its double michelin-starred restaurant, the Table de Pavie. Since 2020, the collaboration with Yannick Alleno, a leader of French gastronomy, symbolizes a new dynamic and the great ambition carried by the family. 

The 2021 vintage, a show jumping for experienced rider

Control of pace, lenght of stride and the trajectory necessary to guarantee a clear round.. the 2021 growing season often felt like taking part in a show jumping event. While anticipation and flexibility were essential factors, knowledge and experience in the vineyard were required to get through this vine cycle's tricky climatic episodes of this vintage. Just like the rider who trains and prepares his mount for a jumping event, it is also the result of precise and regular work carried out over time by loyal and passionate teams.

Bellevue-Mondotte, a gem in Saint-Emilion

Only a few vines away from the vineyards of Pavie and Pavie Decesse, the Perse Family fell in love at first sight and bought this 2-hectare jewel in 2001. Its vineyard benefits from a sumptuous terroir at the top of the famous limestone plateau of Saint-Emilion. Overlooking the Dordogne valley by more than 80m, this garden vineyard composed of old Merlot vines (64 years old on average) has all the qualities required for a high level viticulture: natural poverty of the soils, excellent sunshine thanks to the southern exposure, natural drainage of the land due to the slope, a vineyard protected from the northern wind and the risk of frost damages.
Benefiting from the expertise of the Pavie and Pavie Decesse teams, this terroir reveals its full potential through a wine of great delicacy, a rare and elegant concentrate of Merlot.

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