Chateau Villa Bel-Air
Max Lalondrelle, Wine Buyer
Bottle
£16.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 238cs
Magnum
£36.00
Magnum 6 x 150cl 273cs
D. Magnum
£134.00
D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 13cs
Bottle
£13.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 7cs
Simon Staples, Asia Director April 2013
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Blend: 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc
Bottle 12 x 75cl 25cs
Magnum 6 x 150cl 6cs
D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 7cs
Simon Staples, Fine Wine Director
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs
Simon Staples - Sales Director, Asia
Bottle 12 x 75cl 8cs
Château Villa Bel-Air is located in the Southern part of Graves, in the parish of Saint-Morillon, near La Brède. Villa Bel-Air's buildings have been listed as part of France's historical monuments and are a perfect illustration of the French Revolution period.
In 1988, the Cazes family, already owners of Châteaux Lynch-Bages and Les Ormes de Pez, bought Villa Bel-Air. Jean-Michel Cazes undertook an important programme of restoration and enlisted Daniel Llose (General Technical Manager for the Cazes family) and Guy Delestrac to improve the vineyards. The old parcels of land, which had been pulled out, were replanted and the property was equipped with a new drainage system.
The production at Villa Bel-Air is done with great care and the wines are traditionally fermented in stainless steel. After blending, the wines are oak aged for 12 to 15 months and each barrel is racked every three months. The wines produced are supple, elegant, well balanced and display luscious tannins.