Château Bel Air Perponcher - Réserve 2018
Bordeaux
White
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2*Coup de Coeur
Hachette
"Silver highlights shine through in this remarkably well-balanced wine. It delivers a basket of exotic fruits (passion fruit, mango and kiwi) and citrus. Just the right amount of liveliness, suppleness and fatness: the balance is real. And the aromas find a long echo on the finish. (Le Guide des Vins Hachette 2020)
Features
Estate
Château Bel Air Perponcher
Cuvée
Réserve
Vintage
2018
Designation
Entre-deux-Mers
Region
Bordeaux
Grape varieties
82% Sauvignon blanc, 15% Sémillon, 3% Muscadelle
Terroirs
Clay, limestone
Viticulture
Integrated pest management
Harvest
Partly manual
Winemaking
Slow pressing in a pneumatic press at low temperature, cold storage, fermentation in stainless steel tanks for 4 weeks at 16°C.
Breeding
On fine lees until bottling
Alcohol content
12%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Bright, pale yellow colour
Nose
very intense notes of passion fruit, mango and grapefruit
Mouth
Precise, pure, combining the round elegance of Semillon with a frank vivacity and a long, invigorating finish.
Serve
AT 11°C
Drink before
2026
Food and wine pairing
Ideal as an aperitif, it also goes well with seafood platters and steamed or grilled fish.
Château Bel Air Perponcher
Entre-deux-Mers
Expert opinion
Decanter
Rated area (2022 guide) Recommended
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (2020 guide) 2*Coup de Coeur (Outstanding wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the wine:
Silver reflections shine through this remarkably well-balanced wine. It delivers a basket of exotic fruits (passion fruit, mango and kiwi) and citrus. Just the right amount of liveliness, suppleness and fatness: the balance is real. And the aromas find a long echo on the finish.
About the domain :
Former property of the Perponcher family, who had to flee to Holland after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, acquired in 1990 by the Despagne house. A cru situated on a siliceous-clay plateau overlooking the Dordogne, a must for Bordeaux (in all 3 colors), Bordeaux Supérieur and Entre-deux-Mers.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
3.5/5
out of 29 reviews
Note and review by M. JEAN PIERRE M. Published on 24/04/2022
Superb value for money ... not disappointed
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Note and review by M. XAVIER D. Published on 15/01/2022
Nice balance for this very pleasant white.
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Note and review by M. MICHEL D. Published on 25/02/2020
Good little wine, but without relief
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Note and review by M. OLIVIER O. Published on 02/01/2020
Very nice entre-d'eux-mers, with more fruit (exotic fruit) and sweetness than acidity, as is often the case with this type of wine. Well-balanced, delicious: a discovery.
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Note and review by M. ROLAND O. Published on 30/12/2019
Beautiful sauvignon nose, perfectly matches the oyster, very good value for money, recommend it.
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Note and review by M. FREDERIC B. Published on 22/12/2019
Drunk in November and December 2019. Same finding: technical wine with no personality and no flaws. Lack of vivacity for a "entre deux mers", coup de coeur ????
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Note and review by M. FREDERIC D. Published on 02/12/2019
3.5 PLUTOT
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Note and review by M. THIERRY M. Published on 17/05/2024
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Note and review by M. STEPHANE P. Published on 07/01/2024
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Note and review by M. GIOFFRE’ G. Published on 03/05/2023
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