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Chateau de Bel

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$12.95

Year: 2009 Region: Bordeaux Superieur Country: France Red Wine	Add to Cart:

85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc

Winery Notes:
Tasting notes
Dark ruby, medium + intensity, with purple hues. On the nose, wild blackberries, blackcurrent, cherries, fresh grapes with peppery notes. Rich feel impression of freshness brought by minty and licorice aromas. On the palate, the fruit concentration is both creamy and fresh thanks to a refreshing acidity. Silky tannins.

Match it with… Navarin of lamb with fresh spring vegetables, fresh cheese with herbs, Beef filet in shallot sauce.

History
In 2003, Olivier Cazenave, after 10 years spent buying and selling other people’s wines as a founding member of the reknowned wine selling website « chateauonline », decided to buy his own property. Located near Libourne, right on the Dordogne river on Bordeaux’s right bank, Château de Bel only has 20 acres (8 hectares) in production so far.

Philosophy :
Olivier’s philosophy is to make easy-to-drink wines without dilution, not overly extracted, and immediately pleasurable. To reach this goal, he employs drastic measures in order to obtain ripe and healty grapes : small yields (32 hl pr hectare in 2009!) and many hours of work in the vineyards…

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 01 March, 2012.

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