Château Bel Air - Fronsac

Château Bel AirFronsac

3.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Fronsac of Château Bel Air is a red wine from the region of Fronsac of Bordeaux.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Fronsac of the Château Bel Air is in the top 50 of wines of Fronsac.

Taste structure of the Fronsac from the Château Bel Air

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Fronsac of Château Bel Air in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Fronsac of Château Bel Air in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, strawberries or earth and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Château Bel Air's Fronsac.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Fronsac - 2015
In the top 50 of of Fronsac wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Fronsac - 2014
In the top 50 of of Fronsac wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Fronsac - 2012
In the top 50 of of Fronsac wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Fronsac - 2011
In the top 50 of of Fronsac wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Fronsac - 2010
In the top 50 of of Fronsac wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Fronsac - 2009
In the top 50 of of Fronsac wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Fronsac - 2006
In the top 50 of of Fronsac wines
Average rating: 3.111100

The best vintages of Fronsac from Château Bel Air are 2009, 2014, 2010, 2004 and 2015.

Informations about the Château Bel Air

The winery offers 1 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Fronsac in the region of Bordeaux

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

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 45000 of of France wines
In the top 50 of of Fronsac wines
In the top 100000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

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.


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.

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The word of the wine: Rafle (taste of)

A taste considered a defect, characterized by an unpleasant astringency and bitterness, brought by the stalk during the vinification process. In order to avoid it, destemming before vinification is a common practice.

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