2015 | Chateau de Bel-Air | Lalande de Pomerol

This release is from the excellent 2015 vintage, a charming blend of 75% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc and 8% Cabernet Sauvignon. Expect a medium-bodied wine, with a smooth and perfectly balanced palate.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: Blended of 90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, the medium garnet-purple colored 2015 de Bel-Air has something of a dark-fruited, animal, broody nose, showing notes of stewed plums, baked blackberries and beef drippings with a waft of bay leaves. Medium to full-bodied, it has a very refreshing palate with a light grip of tannins and a lively herbal lift to the finish.

• James Suckling: Rich and solidly tannic, this is a dramatic statement for this lesser appellation, and the wine has the concentration to carry the treatment. In fact, it finishes rather elegant and classical. You could drink this with a steak tonight, but those who have the patience to cellar it will get so much more pleasure!

Producer Information

It was in 2011 that Michel de Laet Derache, a private banker, decided to take over the management of the Château de Bel-Air. In 1960, his father, wishing to commemorate their flight to Lourdes twenty years earlier, took the very young Doctor of Laws to the South West for the first time. At that time, his father maintained good relations with a certain landlady, among others, who was located in Libourne where he took his meals. At that time, the wine of the property was not on the menu but Mr. Joseph de Laet Derache always arrived thanks to the mother "Loubat" to have his meal accompanied by a noble beverage Petrus 47. The Belgians did not not only the reputation of living well… The young Doctor of Law was starting his apprenticeship. The fifth generation of private bankers, the family prioritizes excellence in service and work over profitability. It carries them! He has now decided to apply the same philosophy to this new project. He pulls out all the stops and decides to give back to this marvelous terroir, which he has just acquired, everything it deserves while maintaining the tradition. Michel de Laet Derache loves nature and work. The property now has an area of ​​15.6 hectares in one piece of vines planted between 6,000 and 6,500 vines per hectare, the grape varieties are representative of the right bank: 73% black Merlot, 19% cabernet franc and 8% cabernet sauvignon.

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