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Château Belle-Garde - L'Excellence 2018
Château Belle-Garde - Excellence 2018

Château Belle-Garde - L'Excellence 2018

Bordeaux Supérieur|Red wine
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Médaille d'Argent

Concours Paris

Cité

RVF

Médaille d'Or

Terre de Vins

Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
age-worthy wine

"A Bordeaux that offers great value for the price and is worth cellaring"

“Excellence, with its radiant fruitiness wrapped in a savory oak, offers the vigor essential for medium-term aging.” (The Guide to the Best Wines of France 2021 – RVF). Concentrated black fruit aromas blend with clove and menthol notes, combining power and elegance.

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Estate

Château Belle-Garde

Vintage

L'Excellence

Vintage

2018

Designation

Bordeaux Supérieur

Region

Bordeaux

Grape Varieties

50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon

Regions

Merlot on hillsides with a fairly thin layer of limestone. Cabernet Sauvignon on a clay-limestone plateau.

Viticulture

Traditional and refined

Grape Harvest

At optimal maturity

Wine Production

Fermentation in truncated cone-shaped tanks with daily punching down. Vatting period of approximately 5 weeks

Livestock Farming

12 months in barrels

Alcohol content

14%

Nose

Aromas of concentrated dark fruits, cloves, and menthol

Palate

A balance of power and elegance

Serve

At 16-18°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink before

2028

Guard

3 to 5 years

Food and Wine Pairings

Food and Wine Pairings

Enjoy it with a herb-crusted rib of beef, marinated meats, or venison stew...

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Decanter

Decanter

Rated Estate Recommended

Hachette Wine Guide

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated Estate (2022 Guide) Award-Winning Wines (This producer's wines regularly receive awards from 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.
Paris General Agricultural Competition

Concours Général Agricole de Paris

Award-winning wine (2020 guide) Silver Medal (Paris General Agricultural Competition)

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

Wine rated (2021 guide) Cité

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:

"Excellence," with its radiant fruitiness wrapped in a savory woodiness, offers the vigor essential for medium-term aging.

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 colors. The clay-based terroirs on limestone subsoils, located primarily in Génissac and Moulon, impart their full range of flavors to the wines, but slightly excessive oak can mask the fruit’s natural character.
Land of Wines

Terre de Vins

Wine Awarded a Gold Medal

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