Chateau Belair Vintage 2004 VINTAGE WINES 1966

Chateau Belair Vintage 2004 VINTAGE WINES 1966Chteau Blair can trace its origins back to Roman times. Situated at the highest point of Saint milions famed limestone plateau, it has long been considered one of the regions very best crus. By 1850 it was ranked by Cocks & Feret as the leading wine of Saint milion, a position it held well into the twentieth century. tablissements Jean Pierre Moueix purchased the estate in 2008 and added Monange to the name. Typical blend Merlot, Cabernet Franc,

Nose at its best half an hour after opening

The first vineyards at the estate were planted in the 17th Century when the land was still part of the neighboring Médoc estate

ruby edges

Picked up on the assumption that maybe when a painful bruiser in its youth meets a weak vintage

Expect apple

pencil shavings

justifiably

caramelised fruits

showing green bell pepper

but enough for some structure

Negroamaro

2007 was a very good vintage for the sweet wines of Sauternes