2016 | Chateau Belair-Monange | Saint-Emilion (Magnum)

Description

Red Wine: 2016 | Chateau Belair-Monange | Saint-Emilion (Magnum)

Incredibly perfumed aromas of roses and violets, as well as blue fruit and lavender. Full-bodied and powerful, yet so full of finesse and vibrance. The height of elegance! Such depth of chalk and dark berries. It goes on for minutes.

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Producer: Chateau Belair-Monange

Ratings:JS | 99WA | 97

Vintage: 2016

Size: 1.5L

ABV: 14.5%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: France, Bordeaux

Incredibly perfumed aromas of roses and violets, as well as blue fruit and lavender. Full-bodied and powerful, yet so full of finesse and vibrance. The height of elegance! Such depth of chalk and dark berries. It goes on for minutes.

Reviews:

• James Suckling: Incredibly perfumed aromas of roses and violets, as well as blue fruit and lavender. Full-bodied and powerful, yet so full of finesse and vibrance. The height of elegance! Such depth of chalk and dark berries. It goes on for minutes.

• Wine Advocate: 2016 Belair Monange comes strutting out of the glass like a total rock star with gregarious red cherries, blackberries and warm plums scents plus hints of lavender, rose hip tea, powdered cinnamon, cigar box and camphor. Medium-bodied, it completely fills the palate with vibrant red and black fruit layers, framed by a firm backbone of grainy tannins and wonderful freshness, finishing long and perfumed.

Producer Information

Château Bélair-Monange is a Bordeaux winery and vineyard rated as a Grand Cru Classé B in the classification of Saint-Émilion estates. It makes red wine based on Merlot with a subsidiary component of Cabernet Franc. It was known as Château Bélair (Dubois-Challon) until the 2008 vintage. The vineyard is located just outside Saint-Émilion village. Since the 2012 merger with Châtea Magdeleine (see below) it covers 23.5 hectares.Vines are on average around 40 years old, with some planted in the 1930s and a few plants dating back as far as the 1900s. A large scale replanting programme is being spread out over the coming decades.wo computer controlled laser sorting tables have been used since 2009, making the winery one of the earlier users of this technology. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation take place in thermoregulated concrete and stainless steel vats. The juice and skins then goes to vertical basket presses. Press wine is retained separately, and may be added at any time (or not) to the other (free-run) components before the final blending. The grand vin is aged in French oak barrels for 18 months before bottling, with 50 percent new wood.