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Château Bel Air 1998

  • Black fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Color: Red
  • 12.50% 
  • 1.5L
  • Intensity
  • Full-bodied

Issu d'un sol de graves argileuses, les vins de Château Bel-Air dévoile une assise solide et, sans grande surprise, un potentiel de garde très séduisant. More info

  • Quantity: 1 Magnum
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 slightly marked label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Bordeaux
  • Appellation/Wine: Saint-Estèphe
  • Producer/Owner: Chris Cardon
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Château Bel Air serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Volaille fermière, Gigot aux haricots, Navarrin d agneau.

Peak: To drink

  • Vintage score: 16/20
  • Lot presentation
    Château Bel Air

    The wine

    Located in the north of the Haut-Médoc, Saint-Estèphe's vineyards stand on a plateau that looks over the Gironde river. A simple stream is all that separates the appellation from Pauillac. Saint-Estèphe is the northernmost of the six ¿communal¿ appellations. Three properties have been a part of its history: Calon-Ségur (third growth), Cos d'Estournel and Montrose (both second growths). The gravelly soil contains slightly more clay than the terroirs in the south Médoc, giving the wines a solid character. The average altitude of forty metres is also reflected in the wines' style. Saint-Estèphe's wines have a particular earthy character, due to the soil, with the grapes' acidity generally higher than in the other Médoc appellations; they also have more intense colours and greater richness in terms of tannins. Very powerful, they have an excellent capacity to age.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Magnum
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 slightly marked label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Wine cabinet
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 12.50 %
    • Country/Region: Bordeaux
    • Appellation/Wine: Saint-Estèphe
    • Producer/Owner: Chris Cardon
    • Vintage: 1998
    • Color: Red
    • Peak: To drink
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Conventional 
    • Intensity: Full-bodied
    • Dominant aroma: Black fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    Château Bel Air
    Château Bel Air

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