The Château Bel-Air Ortet of Saint-Estèphe of Bordeaux

Château Bel-Air Ortet
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Cheval Quancard.
It is ranked in the top 76 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Estèphe in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Bel-Air Ortet is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Saint-Estèphe to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Bel-Air Ortet wines

Looking for the best Château Bel-Air Ortet wines in Saint-Estèphe among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Bel-Air Ortet 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 Ortet wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Bel-Air Ortet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Bel-Air Ortet

How Château Bel-Air Ortet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of fresh sausage, couscous of meat and fish or pasta with chicken and curry.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Bel-Air Ortet

On the nose the red wine of Château Bel-Air Ortet. often reveals types of flavors of leather, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Bel-Air Ortet. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Bel-Air Ortet

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Estèphe

The wine region of Saint-Estèphe is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cos d'Estournel or the Château Montrose produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Estèphe are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Estèphe often reveals types of flavors of iron, sandalwood or banana and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, dried herbs or star anise.

In the mouth of Saint-Estèphe is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 199 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Estèphe, producing 306 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Estèphe go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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Planning a wine route in the of Saint-Estèphe? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Bel-Air Ortet.

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 Ortet and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Burgy

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Burgy, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bo ...

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

The word of the wine: Barrel

A wooden barrel made of oak that varies in size depending on the region and is used to age wines. Some white wines are vinified and aged in barrels.