The Château Bel-Air of Bordeaux

Château Bel-Air
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 5360 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Bordeaux

The Château Bel-Air is one of the best wineries to follow in Bordeaux.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Bel-Air wines

Looking for the best Château Bel-Air wines in Bordeaux 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, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beer goulash, osso bucco milanese or veal head with vinaigrette.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Bel-Air

On the nose the red wine of Château Bel-Air. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Bel-Air. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

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

  • 2003With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2001With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

The legendary reds are complemented by high-quality white wines made from Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. These range from dry whites that challenge the best of Burgundy (Pessac-Léognan is particularly renowned) to the Sweet, botrytised nectars of Sauternes. Although Bordeaux is most famous for its wines produced in specific districts or communes, many of its wines fall under other, broader appellations. These include AOC Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur and Crémant de Bordeaux.

The Bordeaux Red appellation represents more than a third of the total production. The official Bordeaux wine region extends 130 kilometres inland from the Atlantic coast. 111,000 hectares of vineyards were registered in 2018, a figure that has remained largely constant over the previous decade. However, the number of winegrowers has consolidated; in 2018 there were around 6,000, compared to 9,000 a decade earlier.

The top white wines of Château Bel-Air

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

How Château Bel-Air wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of potjevleesch, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or wild asparagus omelette.

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

  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Château Bel-Air

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

How Château Bel-Air wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of chinese fondue, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or keftas tajine with eggs.

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Malolactic fermentation

Called second fermentation or malo for short. It is the degradation (under the effect of bacteria) of the malic acid naturally present in the wine into milder, less aggressive lactic acid. Some producers or wineries refuse this operation by "blocking the malo" (by cold and adding SO2) to keep a maximum of acidity which carries the aromas and accentuates the sensation of freshness.

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.