The Chateau Bel-Air of Côtes de Bourg of Bordeaux | Winedexer

Chateau Bel-Air
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is ranked in the top 130 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Côtes de Bourg in the region of Bordeaux

The Chateau Bel-Air is one of the best wineries to follow in Côtes de Bourg.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Côtes de Bourg to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Chateau Bel-Air wines

Looking for the best Chateau Bel-Air wines in Côtes de Bourg among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Chateau Bel-Air wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Chateau Bel-Air wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Chateau Bel-Air

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Chateau Bel-Air

How Chateau Bel-Air wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef luc lake, beef colombo bourguignon style or pheasant in a casserole with white wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Chateau Bel-Air

On the nose the red wine of Chateau Bel-Air. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Chateau Bel-Air. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Chateau Bel-Air

  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Chateau Bel-Air.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Côtes de Bourg

The "little Switzerland of the Gironde" on the right bank (north of Bordeaux facing the Médoc): signature Merlot reigns in reds — fleshy and gourmand with black cherry, blackberry, plum, blackcurrant and a sweet-spice touch, velvety tannins. Distinctive feature: Côt (Malbec), a renowned local grape giving colour, structure and personality — the only Bordeaux AOC to vinify it solo. Cabernet Sauvignon complements. Ageing 5-10 years.

AOC (1936), clay-limestone hills over the Gironde.

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Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.

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