Château Haut Bel Air

Moraga Vineyards

Bel-Air Red Bordeaux Blend 2004

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. — 20 days ago

David Stein
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Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1998

Youthful when 1st opened that needed some air to develop. This was polished with notes of graphite, cedar, leather, menthol, savory spice & tobacco — 6 months ago

Ira, David and 12 others liked this

Domaine La Grange Tiphaine

Bel Air Touraine Amboise Chenin Blanc 2007

JKT
9.0

Thought may be sliding down but not so, nicely balanced and interesting profile great with several dinners. — 9 months ago

Domaine de la Vougeraie

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

Tom Elliot
8.9

As with the same vintage and vineyard as the Taupenot-Merme enjoyed alongside this, it seems to have everything but finesse. — 3 years ago

web and Romain liked this

Domaine Taupenot-Merme

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

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. — 3 months ago

Ted, Ira and 7 others liked this

Domaine du Bel Air

Les Granits Bleus Beaujolais Villages Gamay 2022

For a hot July 4th back patio party, this #beaujolaisvillages hit the spot. Crunchy red fruit, a bit too cool to notice much more aromatics, refreshing cherry, cranberry taste, solid acidity. Nice pairing for Boerewors (South African sausage) and rabbit & pork hot dogs. — 5 months ago

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1955

Dark scarlet color with translucent light reddish rims. Old wine nose. Notes of black and red fruit, gravel, barnyard floor, old leather and some old desk wood. Fruit is a bit faded but this has plenty of life with decent acidity and a nice structure. Got better with air and opened up nicely. Better than the last bottle of this lot, despite being a more ragged looking bottle. — 3 years ago

Eric, Brent and 27 others liked this

Château Bel Air-Marquis d'Aligre

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

First time trying this. Opened 8 hours before and decanted for 4, which I’d suggest at this stage. I don’t think I would have guessed Bordeaux blind, probably would have gone something from Piedmont. Not actually giving a ton on the nose, but quite nice and deep plum / purple fruited / leathery on the palate. Hauntingly balanced finish that goes on and on. Very nice. — 3 months ago

Severn, Bob and 10 others liked this
Matt Perlman

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These wines are really cool and develop so much with air

Domaine de Bel Air

La Fosse aux Loups Chinon Cabernet Franc 2021

Great concentration, depth and freshness. Aged in concrete. Approachable now but will age. — 7 months ago

Domaine du Bel Air

Jour de Soif Bourgueil Cabernet Franc

Super delicious, enjoyed this one being that my fiancé and I are big southern Rhône style wine lovers as well as other classical French wine enjoyers. — 3 years ago