Château de Bel-AirBeaujolais Rosé
Pink wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Château de Bel-Air's Beaujolais Rosé.
Discover the grape variety: Vignoles
An interspecific cross obtained by Jean-François Ravat around 1930. Some people give it as parents the 6905 Seibel - or subéreux - and the pinot, to be confirmed however. It can still be found in North America and England, but is practically unknown in France.
Informations about the Château de Bel-Air
The Château de Bel-Air is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Beaujolais to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Beaujolais
Beaujolais is an important wine region in eastern France, famous for its vibrant, Fruity red wines made from Gamay. It is located immediately South of Burgundy, of which it is sometimes considered a Part, although it is in the administrative region of Rhône. The extensive plantings of Gamay in this region make Beaujolais one of the few regions in the world that is so concentrated on a single Grape variety. Pinot Noir is used in small quantities in red and rosé wines, but in the name of regional identity, it is being phased out and will only be allowed until the 2015 harvest.
The word of the wine: Phenolic ripeness
A distinction is made between the ripeness of sugars and acids and the ripeness of tannins and other compounds such as anthocyanins and tannins, which will bring structure and colour. Grapes can be measured at 13° potential without having reached this phenolic maturity. Vinified at this stage, they will give hard, astringent wines, without charm.
