Chateau Belair, Grand Cru St Emilion Vintage:2005 As with past vintages

As with past vintages

It shows fresh flavours of apricot and white peach on the nose with hawthorn undertones

The oak is well integrated and the aromatics are pure and precise

In the nose it shows complex aromas of ripe apple

Chateau Belair, Grand Cru St Emilion Vintage:2005 As with past vintagesThe 2005 may be the finest Belair I have ever tasted (which includes at least 35 vintages). By no means inspiring, especially in the context of the vintage, it is a deep ruby hued, medium bodied 2005 offering an attractive, sweet bouquet of black cherry liqueur, earth, and vanilla. It is made in a medium bodied style that is not dissimilar from Moueixs nearby premier grand cru classe estate, Magdelaine. There is more minerality here, but this finesse