Château Bel-Air Pomerol 2020

The château Bel-Air has been in the Sudrat family since 1914. The vineyard is located in the heart of Pomerol on a sandy and gravelly ground on certain parts, with green clay and iron underlying. Its surface is 13 hectares and the average age of the vineyard is 32 years. Planting is composed of merlots (100%). The culture is completly traditional with the practise of tillings & green work in the vineyard. The harvest is only done by hand & the different parcels are isolated in appropriate cement vats.

The fermentations are thermoregulated over 20 days approximately. The wine is matured in French oak barrels, which are renewed for one third every year. Wine stays in barrels for 12 to 18 months depending on the vintages, before bottling. Tasting makes it possible to define the second wine which carries the label “Château Ermitage de Bel-Air”.

According to years, the average production is about 40 000 bottles for the Château Bel-Air and about 20 000 bottles for Ermitage de Bel – Air. Selling is essentially done by Bordeaux wine brokers. Nevertheless direct sales is possible at the château Bel-Air for individual people.