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Château Anglade-Bellevue
Wine overview
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- Name of wine : Château Anglade-Bellevue
- Vintage : 2009
- Appellation : Blaye | Côtes de Bordeaux
- Colour : Red
- Style indication : Heavy red
- Aging : Barrel matured
- Alcohol : 14.5%vol
- Contents : 750ml
- When to drink : Between 2012 and 2015
- Press : 2 étoiles/stars - Guide Hachette 2012
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Diamonds for this wine :
The property
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- Owner(s) :
- Alain, Bruno Mège
- Location :
- Blaye - France
- Vineyard manager :
- Alain, Bruno Mège
- Cellar manager :
- Claudine Mège
Vineyards
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- Vineyard size :
- 37 hectares
- Topology :
- Plateau
- Predominant exposure :
- South
- Grape varieties :
- Merlot : 90%, Cabernet Sauvignon : 10%
- Planting density :
- 4500 vines per hectare
- Average age of wines :
- Merlot : 23 years, Cabernet Sauvignon : 7 years
- Organic :
- No
- Bio dynamic :
- No
- Picking method :
- Machine
- Pre-crush sorting :
- No
- De-stalking :
- Total
- Type of press :
- Horizontal screw
Packaging
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- Closure :
- Natural cork
Appearance
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- Clear
- Dark red
Bouquet
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- Intense
- Light fruitiness
- Black fruit
- Vanilla
- Strong varietal character of Merlot
- Adolescent
- Wooded
Palate
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- Light fruitiness
- Black fruit
- Adolescent
- Vanilla, Complex
- Medium tannin
- Medium bodied
- Wooded
- Strong varietal character of Merlot
- Elegant
- Balanced acidity
- Long finish