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Château Belle-Garde - Bordeaux Oak Barrels 2018

Château Belle-Garde - Bordeaux Fûts de Chêne 2018

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2*Coup de Coeur

Hachette

90/100

Decanter

merlot
woody notes

Aged for 12 months in oak barrels, this magnificent 2018 vintage has a deep color streaked with ruby highlights. The nose is open, expressing black and red fruits accompanied by subtle oak notes. Enveloped in crisp fruitiness, the palate is very long, full-bodied, fleshy, and warm, supported by silky tannins and underscored by a pleasant freshness. A very accomplished balance. " (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2022)

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Estate

Château Belle-Garde

Vintage

Fût de chêne

Vintage

2018

Designation

Bordeaux

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon

Terroirs

Grown on steep, clay-limestone slopes that provide good water regulation.

Viticulture

Traditional and neat

Grape harvest

Manuals

Wine making

Pre-fermentation maceration for 5 days, alcoholic fermentation at 27°C, malolactic fermentation at 20-22°C

Livestock farming

12 months on total lees, in oak barrels

Alcohol content

14%

Eye

Beautiful dark, deep color with ruby highlights

Nose

Complex aromas of red and black fruits tinged with spicy and woody candied notes

Mouth

Rich, fruity, and full-bodied, fleshy, long with silky tannins

Serve

Decant at 17°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2023

Drink before

2028

Food and wine pairings

Food and wine pairings

Enjoy with a rib of beef, poultry, game, or hard cheese...

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Decanter

Decanter

Wine rated 90/100

Rated domain Recommended

Hachette Wine Guide

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine noted (guide 2022) 2* Favorite (Remarkable wine)

Rated estate (2022 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)

About wine:

Aged for 12 months in oak barrels, this magnificent 2018 vintage has a deep color streaked with ruby highlights. The nose is open, expressing black and red fruits accompanied by subtle oak notes. Enveloped in crisp fruitiness, the palate is very long, full-bodied, fleshy, and warm, supported by silky tannins and underscored by a pleasant freshness. A very accomplished balance.

About the estate:

Bordeaux or Bordeaux Supérieur, red, white, or rosé, Éric Duffau brilliantly vinifies regional AOC wines. In 1979, he took over the family estate located in Entre-deux-Mers, on the left bank of the Dordogne River. His 46-hectare vineyard is mainly located on hillsides facing Saint-Émilion.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Rated estate (2022 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking and, as such, all the estates listed in it, even those without stars, represent, in our opinion, the excellence of French production.)

About the estate:

Éric Duffau demonstrates that Bordeaux grape varieties harvested at the right maturity, carefully vinified and aged soberly, produce impeccable wines at an excellent price point in all three colors. The clay soils on limestone bases, located mainly in Génissac and Moulon, impart all their flavors to the wines, but slightly excessive oak can mask the spontaneity of the fruit.

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