2005 Château Bel Air la Royère Blaye Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note
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2005
Château Bel Air la Royère (Blaye)
This fully mature, medium bodied, round textured wine, with its sweet, earthy, dark red fruits, spice, licorice, smoke and tobacco characteristics needs to be drunk up over the next few years before the fruit slides away. This is an interesting wine as it has one of the highest percentages of old vine Malbec in Bordeaux with about 45% of it in the blend. 3,247 Views Tasted Sep 24, 2016 |
When to Drink Chateau Bel Air la Royere, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time
Chateau Bel Air la Royere is better with at least 2-3 years of aging in good vintages. Young vintages can be decanted for up to 1 hour, helping the wine soften to help develop the aromatic character.
Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment. Chateau Bel Air la Royere offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 2-9 years of age after the vintage.
Serving Chateau Bel-Air la Royere with Wine, Food, Pairing Tips
Chateau Bel-Air la Royere is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.
Chateau Bel-Air la Royere is best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes. Chateau Bel-Air la Royere is also good when matched with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms and pasta.
Chateau Bel Air la Royere is another really solid example of a Bordeaux value wine with that does not cost much, displays nice character and is drinkable on release.