This botle of 1999 Chateau Bel-Air was opaque with a smoky, purple plum rim. The boquet was faint with little detectable fruit but more of a damp earth, even vegetal aroma. Decanting is not recommended for any length of time as it becomes limp and lifeless within 30 - 45 minutes. While not quite cooking wine it seems to be in decline and should be consumed in 2007 - the earlier the better as it will not improve.
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3/5/2011 - STGivens wrote: 74 Points
We drank this 1/30/11 with Cheese Night!
Lot's of wood and earth, dusty! No fruit, used the rest for cooking!
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1/30/2011 - STGivens wrote: 74 Points
Lots of wood, earth, Dusty. Not a lot of fruit. I think it was past it's prime!
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1/30/2011 - STGivens wrote: 74 Points
We drank this 1/30/11 with Cheese Night!
Lot's of wood and earth, dusty! No fruit, used the rest for cooking!
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1/11/2007 - Ecbatana wrote: 83 Points
This botle of 1999 Chateau Bel-Air was opaque with a smoky, purple plum rim. The boquet was faint with little detectable fruit but more of a damp earth, even vegetal aroma. Decanting is not recommended for any length of time as it becomes limp and lifeless within 30 - 45 minutes. While not quite cooking wine it seems to be in decline and should be consumed in 2007 - the earlier the better as it will not improve.
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1/25/2006 - andycak wrote: 76 Points
Over the hill... Flat,... Lacks the depth that this wine had just one year ago...
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3/5/2005 - kbob wrote: 89 Points
Good, buy more.
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