The Château Bel Air l'Escudier of Côtes de Bourg of Bordeaux

Château Bel Air l'Escudier - Côtes de Bourg
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 87 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Côtes de Bourg in the region of Bordeaux

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

Top Château Bel Air l'Escudier wines

Looking for the best Château Bel Air l'Escudier wines in Côtes de Bourg among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Bel Air l'Escudier 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 l'Escudier wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Bel Air l'Escudier

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Bel Air l'Escudier

How Château Bel Air l'Escudier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef marengo "my mom" style, veal head with vinaigrette or roast pheasant.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Bel Air l'Escudier

In the mouth the red wine of Château Bel Air l'Escudier. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Bel Air l'Escudier

  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Côtes de Bourg

The wine region of Côtes de Bourg is located in the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Roc de Cambes or the Château Tayac produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Bourg are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Bourg often reveals types of flavors of oak, sweet tobacco or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of cigar, ripe blackberries or bell pepper.

In the mouth of Côtes de Bourg is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 478 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes de Bourg, producing 830 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes de Bourg go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Bel Air l'Escudier

Planning a wine route in the of Côtes de Bourg? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Bel Air l'Escudier.

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.

News about Château Bel Air l'Escudier and wines from the region

Decanter World Wine Awards 2022: Results announced

The world’s largest and most influential wine competition, Decanter World Wine Awards results offer a definitive guide to the dynamic world of wine. Each year’s results offer surprises and revelations, highlighting growth in quality and consistency – or lack thereof. An all-time record for wines tasted, discover the results from the 19th edition of the competition. Quick links to DWWA 2022 results Search all Best in Show medals Search all Platinum medals Search all Gold medals Search ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘A wine’s visual cues shout, stamp, whistle and roar’

Disconcerting: I couldn’t forget this bottle for days afterwards. Still can’t. Back in August, wine critic Lin Liu MW (together with her partner Philippe Lejeune of Château de Chambert in Cahors) came to dinner, en route to a short holiday in Provence. One of the bottles Lin brought for us to try together was the 2018 Les Rocheuses, Parcelles No 5 et 6, from Château Le Rey in Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. It came in a slope-shouldered bottle, not a classic Bordeaux bottle. We tried it with some R ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

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