The Château Bel-Air of Saint-Croix-du-Mont of Bordeaux

Château Bel-Air
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 5 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Croix-du-Mont in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Bel-Air is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Saint-Croix-du-Mont to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Bel-Air wines

Looking for the best Château Bel-Air wines in Saint-Croix-du-Mont 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.

The top red wines of Château Bel-Air

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

How Château Bel-Air wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork tongue with bacon and onions, pork shank stew or duck breast with honey and raspberry vinegar.

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Malbec
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont

The wine region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont is located in the region of Entre-deux-Mers of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Loubens or the Château du Mont produce mainly wines sweet, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont are Muscadelle, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Croix-du-Mont often reveals types of flavors of raisin, mango or tropical and sometimes also flavors of orange peel, passion fruit or melon.

In the mouth of Saint-Croix-du-Mont is a powerful. We currently count 83 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Croix-du-Mont, producing 131 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Croix-du-Mont go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts.

The top pink wines of Château Bel-Air

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Bel-Air

How Château Bel-Air wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of chicken tagine with apricots and almonds, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or chicken waterzooi with blanche de hoegaarden and pink pepper.

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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 bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

The top white wines of Château Bel-Air

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Bel-Air

How Château Bel-Air wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of country cabbage, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or kefta.

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

  • Muscadelle
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

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.

The top sweet wines of Château Bel-Air

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Bel-Air

How Château Bel-Air wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts, blue cheese or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of express cherry clafoutis, tournedos with roquefort cheese or tuna and mozzarella pie.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Château Bel-Air

On the nose the sweet wine of Château Bel-Air. often reveals types of flavors of apricot, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château Bel-Air

  • 2010With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.33/5

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

  • Sémillon
  • Muscadelle
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

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

Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle

Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). 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 bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

Discover other regions and appellation of Entre-deux-Mers