Community Tasting Notes 26

• Voodoo_Champagne wrote:

  April 26, 2024 - My last bottles from this Château , been a pleasent journey from 1986-2010. Moving on to new and modern wines from Bordeaux.

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• brennan18 wrote: 90 points

  March 23, 2024 - It took a loooong time for this to open up. Mostly red-fruit driven profile with tobacco, herbs and some minerality. It felt somewhat 'vintage' and I'm not sure that's the right description but seemed like an old wine even though just a 2010. I bought this on a whim from B-21 as it had a good year and the price was very decent for an aged Bordeaux. Admittedly I don't know anything about the producer - maybe I should have done some research first. Wine was good and enjoyable but not my favorite style.
  
  Value: I paid $59.00 and I would say there's plenty of other options at that level I'd prefer
  
  Would I buy again: maybe - it's possible this wine needs still more time to develop
  
  Score: 90 points - good wine

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• alanr Likes this wine: 91 points

  February 14, 2024 - Lovely nose with dusty tobacco, leather, dried leaves, newly sawed maple, hint of bell pepper; palate is reserved, brooding, continues some of the tobacco character, crushed rocks, fine but present tannins, acidity buoys the finish, an unusually restrained 2010. Drinkable now, but I think promises much more in a decade or three.

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• Voodoo_Champagne wrote:

  February 12, 2024 - The wine was boring and flat 🤯the journey with old style Bordeaux is over, one to go. New styles are waiting🇫🇷🍷🥰

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• DoubleD1969 wrote:

  February 7, 2024 - I bought a case after trying this wine last year. Similar experience to the previous one except I got more blue fruits like warm blueberry pie. Drank over a few days and I think it benefited from more air. There was a bit more depth in the flavors. Paired beautifully with beef stew.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Château Bel Air-Marquis d'Aligre
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation Margaux

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• Pending Delivery 108 (11%)
• In Cellars 775 (79%)
• Consumed 97 (10%)

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