The color is garnet-ruby and quite deep. The nose is rich with red fruits – strawberries & cherries – the attack is round and pleasant. In the mouth, the wine expresses density and heat. The finish is fresh with acidic and menthol notes. Well –structured and full of minerality and elegance.
Varietals
75% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Malbec
History of the Estate
In 1716, Chateau Bel-Air was born on the foothills of the Garonne river. More than 150 years later, in 1898, Martin Borderie, a wine merchant from the Correze region came to Bordeaux and acquired the Chateau. He was the great-great-grandfather of the current proprietor Roland Coiffe. In 1921, Jean-Eugene Borie was born, and he devoted his professional life to Bordeaux fine wines by renovating Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou and then Chateau Grand-Puy Lacoste. In 2005, Golwinne & Roland took over the estate.