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 thai beef skewers, veal escalope with marsala or rabbit stew the old fashioned way.

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

Sweet AOC on the right bank of the Garonne facing Sauternes (Entre-deux-Mers, 450 ha): signature Sémillon as king sweet white (85%) susceptible to noble rot (Botrytis cinerea), Sauvignon Blanc (12%) and Muscadelle (3%) as complement — enveloping signature aromas of raisin, fig, white flowers (acacia, honeysuckle), apricot, pineapple, peach and candied fruit, powerful and complex profile of remarkable intensity, outstanding length. Sauternes-style.

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 cataplana with seafood, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or cheeseburger.

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

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.

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 andouillette with mustard sauce, summer tuna quiche or chicken tagine with olives and potatoes.

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

  • Muscadelle
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

The word of the wine: Final

A more or less lasting impression that is felt in the mouth once the wine has been swallowed (or spat out in the case of a professional tasting). The finish can be short or persistent.

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 tarte tatin, watercress salad with vitamins or braids of sole and salmon with morels.

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: Malbec

Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.

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Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.

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