The Château Bel-Air is one of the world's great estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Lussac-Saint-Émilion to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Bel-Air wines in Lussac-Saint-Émilion 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.
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 mironton, canned cassoulet or alice's rabbit.
On the nose the red wine of Château Bel-Air. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, leather or dark fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Bel-Air. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Northern Saint-Émilion satellite on the Bordeaux Right Bank (AOC 1936, ~72,000 hl/year): rich, silky reds dominated by Merlot — ripe red and black fruits, candied plum, pepper, undergrowth and animal leather notes with age, melted tannins and velvety texture. Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Petit Verdot in blends. Varied terroirs: southeastern clay-limestone hillsides typical of Saint-Émilion and gravelly western plateau, generous and accessible identity.
How Château Bel-Air wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, gypsy sauce or eggs in meurette.
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
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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.
