Château Belle-Garde - Fûts de Chêne 2015

Bordeaux|Red wine

3.8/5 (15 customers)

15,5/20

RVF

“The 2015 oak-aged vintage strikes a balance between full ripeness and precise aging: it will age well for ten years.” (The Guide to the Best Wines of France 2018 - RVF)

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Estate

Château Belle-Garde

Vintage

Fûts de chêne

Vintage

2015

Designation

Bordeaux

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon

Terroirs

A selection of plots located on steep clay-limestone slopes that provide good water regulation

Viticulture

traditional and well-maintained

Grape Harvest

manual

Winemaking

5-day pre-fermentation maceration. Alcoholic fermentation at 27°C. Malolactic fermentation at 20–22°C

Livestock farming

12 months on the lees, in oak barrels

Eye

a beautiful, deep, garnet-red color

Nose

complex, with notes of spiced and woody candied red berries

Palate

fruity and tangy. Delicious

Serve

decant at 17°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2017

Drink before

2023

Production

60,000 bottles

Food and wine pairings

Enjoy it with a ribeye steak, poultry, game, or hard cheese...

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

About the estate:

Whether it’s Bordeaux or Bordeaux Supérieur, red, white, or rosé, Éric Duffau masterfully crafts wines from the region’s AOCs. In 1979, he took over the family estate located in the Entre-deux-Mers region, on the left bank of the Dordogne. His 46-hectare vineyard is situated primarily on hillsides facing Saint-Émilion.

RVF - The French Wine Review / Guide to the Best Wines of France

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

Wine rated (2017 guide) 15,5/20 (Good wine)

Rated estate (2022 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking, and as such, all the estates listed here—even those without a star—represent, in our view, the pinnacle of French winemaking.)

About the wine:

The 2015 oak-aged vintage strikes a balance between full ripeness and precise aging; it will age well for ten years.

About the estate:

Éric Duffau demonstrates that Bordeaux grape varieties harvested at peak ripeness, carefully vinified, and aged with restraint produce impeccable wines at an excellent price point across all three red, white, and rosé categories. The clay soils over limestone bedrock, located primarily in Génissac and Moulon, impart all their flavors to the wines, but slightly excessive oak can mask the fruit’s natural character.

Customer rating

3.8/5

based on 15 reviews