BIENVENUE AU CHATEAU BEL-AIR
Appellation Lussac Saint-Emilion
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Presentation of the Château
 
 
In the heart of the Lussac Saint-Emilion appellation, Château Bel-Air comprises 30 unbroken hectares, including 21 hectares of vines.
 
In 1978, Jean-Noël Roi took over the estate which had been in his family for over a century.
 
The vineyard stands on a wide plateau of clay with areas of silica gravel; the subsoil is made of clay and iron pan:

  • 70% Merlot

  • 15% Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 15% Cabernet Franc

 

 

Le vignoble Chateau Bel-Air a l'appellation Lussac Saint-Emilion

The wines are, on average, 25 years old, a good age for producing well balanced wines. The grapes are harvested only when they are fully ripe, as the quality of the aromas and the later development of the tannins depend on it.
 

Vatting time is long: it takes several weeks to produce a wine that will be good for laying down. Fermentation temperatures are strictly controlled by automatic thermoregulation.
 
 

In maturing the wine, the most traditional methods are used: 150 oak stave barrels, one third of which are renewed each year. A further guarantee of quality is that our wines are bottled at the Château 18 to 20 months after harvesting.
 
By that time, our wine has a fine and deep color, it is tannic without being aggressive. Its fruit makes it a pleasant drink in its early years, but it reaches full maturity at five or ten years old or even more.