Château du Bel Air - Cuvée Excellence Bordeaux

Château du Bel AirCuvée Excellence Bordeaux

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Cuvée Excellence Bordeaux of Château du Bel Air is a red wine from the region of Bordeaux.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Cuvée Excellence Bordeaux from the Château du Bel Air

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cuvée Excellence Bordeaux of Château du Bel Air in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Cuvée Excellence Bordeaux of Château du Bel Air in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Château du Bel Air's Cuvée Excellence Bordeaux.

Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Cuvée Excellence Bordeaux - 2016
In the top 100 of of Bordeaux wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Cuvée Excellence Bordeaux from Château du Bel Air are 2016

Informations about the Château du Bel Air

The winery offers 1 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Bordeaux

The Château du Bel Air is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 30000 of of France wines
In the top 4000 of of Bordeaux wines
In the top 65000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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The word of the wine: Piqué

Altered wine characterized by a vinegar smell.

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