Chateau Bel-Air Eiffel 2020
- Producer
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Blend
80% Cabernet Franc
10% Cabernet Sauvignon
10% Merlot - Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Graves de Vayres
- UPC 0 15643 75610 8
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Item# 14658-20
James Suckling
91pt
Wine Enthusiast
91pt
Tasting notes
An elegant wine with aromas of black fruits, spices and cocoa. The attack is silky in the mouth, rich and ample with nice roundness and generous tannins. The finish is long with lovely aromas of cherries and currants. 80% Cabernet Franc, 10% Merlot & 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Description
For more than a century, Chateau Bel-Air Eiffel has been the property of the descendants of Gustave Eiffel, the famous builder of the Eiffel Tower. On the most beautiful gravel lands of the Graves de Vayres appellation, between the city of Bordeaux and Saint-Emilion, this 40 acre estate combines Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Vinification
The vines are cultivated organically and adhere to a gentle vinification to extract the very intense aromas of this terroir. With long macerations and oak aging for 12 months in French oak, 35% of which are new.