The Château Bel Air of Fronsac of Bordeaux

Château Bel Air - Fronsac
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 50 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Fronsac in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Bel Air is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Fronsac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Bel Air wines

Looking for the best Château Bel Air wines in Fronsac 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, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef strogonoff, thomas's shoulder of lamb or rabbit with cream sauce anne's way.

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 red fruit, strawberries or earth and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black 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

  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Fronsac

The wine region of Fronsac is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric or the Château Haut-Carles produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Fronsac are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Fronsac often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, dried fruit or black plum and sometimes also flavors of dried herbs, chalk or sweet tobacco.

In the mouth of Fronsac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 162 estates and châteaux in the of Fronsac, producing 272 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Fronsac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Bel Air

Planning a wine route in the of Fronsac? 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: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

News about Château Bel Air and wines from the region

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Preview: Tesco’s spring/summer tasting

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