Château Bel Air-Marquis d'Aligre

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2013

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Tough vintage only means that Aligre transcended the vintage even more than normal. Killer nose. Such pure fruit. Rhubarb city. Strawberry, plum skin, cassis, but barely cassis and gorgeous light mid to early season cherry. Smoke, mint and more. Stunning fruit clarity on the attack and terrific concentration and depth. Chewy and tannic and finish is clipped for now but just opened and needs much time to unwind but good bones. So juicy and pure. Wow. The tannins are a combo of very 13 and very aligre. I love them so much. So sappy, dry, noble and pure. This has 50 years ahead of it. — 10 hours ago

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Jay Kline

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Moraga Vineyards

Bel-Air Red Bordeaux Blend 2004

Bruce Leboff

8.9

A little long in the tooth. Colour a deeper yellow than a younger example. Nose is subtle ( read limited) interesting on the palate. Pleasant with a medium long finish. — 7 months ago

with David

LM liked this

Les Hauts de Bel-Air

Bordeaux Sauvignon 2019

Karyn Fricke

9.0

Crisp mineral and touch of citrus both on the nose and taste. Very enjoyable. — 4 years ago

Château Bel Air

Lussac-St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2020

Matt Waring

8.9

Really nice St. Emilion satellite wine. After 30 min the palate is ripe with red and black fruit and vegetation. The tannic bite on the back end is soft and smooth. Great QPR — 3 months ago

Château Bel-Air Lagrave

Cru Bourgeois Moulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 1985

Jason Gelman

9.1

1985 Cru Borgeois from Bel Air Lagrave. Tobacco leaf, cigar smoke, really subtle leather. Very pretty. — 7 months ago

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Domaine Taupenot-Merme

Bel-Air Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2017

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2017 vintage. Decanted and tasted after 30 mins. Medium-heavy body but starting to thin out slightly. Taupenot-Merme is one of the "bigger bodied" Burgs. Wanted more earth but got more spice instead. Decent compromise. Seems like another 3-4 years would find this hitting the optimal sweet spot. 8.23.24. — 10 months ago

Ted, Ira and 7 others liked this

Chateau Bel Air Gloria

Cru Bourgeois Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2017

Jody Scharf

8.9

easy, smooth. lacks the fruity acids that i love but decent blend. — 3 months ago

Domaine du Bel Air

Jour de Soif Bourgueil Cabernet Franc

Chris Buggy

9.0

Delicious. Berries, good structure, good counterpoint to the spice — 6 months ago

with Jennifer

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Domaine de la Vougeraie

Bel-Air Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2005

Tom Elliot

Founder Northwest Wines

8.9

As with the same vintage and vineyard as the Taupenot-Merme enjoyed alongside this, it seems to have everything but finesse. — 4 years ago

web and Romain liked this

Domaine La Grange Tiphaine

Bel Air Touraine Amboise Chenin Blanc 2018

Shengli Hu

9.0

Green apple, lemon zest, walnut skin, smoke, lentil, and beeswax. Searing acidity. Called it a Hunter Semillon in a blind tasting, ugh. Never would have expected it to be of 14% alcohol! — 5 years ago

Château Bel Air Gallier