The Château Bel Air of Haut-Médoc of Bordeaux

Château Bel Air
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This estate is part of the Maison Riviere.
It is ranked in the top 147 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Haut-Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

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

Top Château Bel Air wines

Looking for the best Château Bel Air wines in Haut-Médoc 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 pot-au-feu, braised lamb with peppers or baked duck legs with potatoes.

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 tobacco and sometimes also flavors of plum, dark chocolate or non oak. 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

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Haut-Médoc

Structured Bordeaux AOC upstream of the Gironde north of Bordeaux: signature Cabernet Sauvignon as king red on the gravel mounds — deep-coloured and tannic with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and a hint of spice, structured and age-worthy. Supple Merlot on clay soils adds roundness (plum, red fruits). Dense Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc complete it. Evolving bouquet (roast, truffle, prune, leather).

5 Classed Growths (1855). AOC (1935), well-drained gravels, oceanic.

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Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.

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