The Château Bel-Air of Saint-Chinian of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château Bel-Air
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.
It is ranked in the top 487 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Saint-Chinian in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château Bel-Air is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Chinian.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Bel-Air wines

Looking for the best Château Bel-Air wines in Saint-Chinian among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château 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 Château Bel-Air wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Bel-Air

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

How Château Bel-Air wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, spaghetti with salmon or casserons in the country style.

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

  • 2012With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Chinian

Saint-Chinian is an appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It is located between Minervois and Faugeres, which produce similar styles of robust red wine from similar grapes and in a similar landscape. It is also adjacent to the Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois appellation, which produces Sweet white wines. Therefore, the diversity of the Languedoc region is well demonstrated in this small area.

The AOC Saint-Chinian title was created in 1982, for red and rosé wines only. In 2005, white wines were introduced into the appellation, made from Grenache Blanc, Marsanne and Roussanne. Carbonically macerated Carignan used to characterize the production of Saint-Chinian, but it is gradually being replaced by more Complex wines produced from Syrah, Grenache and Lladoner Pelut. Similarly, the quantity of white wine is increasing.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Bel-Air

Planning a wine route in the of Saint-Chinian? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Bel-Air.

Discover the grape variety: Ortega

An intraspecific cross between Müller-Thurgau and Siegerrebe obtained in 1948 by Hans Breider (1908-1960) at the Bavarian Research Station for Viticulture and Horticulture in Veitsnöchheim (Germany). Almost unknown in France, it can be found in Germany, Belgium, England, the United States and Canada. Its early maturity and muscatel taste have sometimes led to it being offered as a table grape on market stalls.

News about Château Bel-Air and wines from the region

The Morey Saint Denis appellation seen by Laurent Lignier

Laurent Lignier from Domaine Hubert Lignier and Président of the winegrowers union, mentions the great diversity in the expression of the Morey-Saint-DenisPremier Cru wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​ ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Uchizy

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Uchizy, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Verzé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Verzé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines ...

The word of the wine: Village

Term used in certain regions to identify a particular sector within a larger appellation (Beaujolais, Côtes-du-Rhône).