Château Bel-Air Lagrave
Cru Bourgeois Moulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend
Moulis en Médoc, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Out of a magnum. Over the hill. Metallic. No fruit left, some green characters, blood, dried fruit skins maybe, low tannins, elevated tannins.
Out of a magnum. Over the hill. Metallic. No fruit left, some green characters, blood, dried fruit skins maybe, low tannins, elevated tannins.
Nov 8th, 2019
It's time for my #FridayCabernetfix. This week it's a fabulously aged Bordeaux from a great vintage.
Beautiful color of dark brown with a wide brick/ orange rim.
Musty nose with blueberries, black currants, light oak, forest floor, wet leaves, earth, graphite, musty cave, white pepper and tobacco.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity and long legs. Soft and elegant.
Dry on the palate with blueberries, plums, currants, oak, smoke, earth, tobacco leaf, spices, graphite, bitter herbs, black tea and black pepper.
Nice length on the finish with soft tannins and tangy pomegranates.
This is a great 29 year old Cabernet Sauvignon based red blend from Bordeaux. Drinking very nicely now, with nice earthy notes, but also enough fruits to balance it out.
Very complex and good pretty much right out of the bottle, and doesn't need decanting.
Probably peaking now. Showing enough fruits with nice balance, but I suggest to drink it within a year or two.
Good by itself or with food. I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.
A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot.
12.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$69.
It's time for my #FridayCabernetfix. This week it's a fabulously aged Bordeaux from a great vintage.
Beautiful color of dark brown with a wide brick/ orange rim.
Musty nose with blueberries, black currants, light oak, forest floor, wet leaves, earth, graphite, musty cave, white pepper and tobacco.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity and long legs. Soft and elegant.
Dry on the palate with blueberries, plums, currants, oak, smoke, earth, tobacco leaf, spices, graphite, bitter herbs, black tea and black pepper.
Nice length on the finish with soft tannins and tangy pomegranates.
This is a great 29 year old Cabernet Sauvignon based red blend from Bordeaux. Drinking very nicely now, with nice earthy notes, but also enough fruits to balance it out.
Very complex and good pretty much right out of the bottle, and doesn't need decanting.
Probably peaking now. Showing enough fruits with nice balance, but I suggest to drink it within a year or two.
Good by itself or with food. I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.
A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot.
12.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$69.
A great Left Bank Bordeaux from a great vintage. Showing black and red fruits with earth notes, dark coffee, forest floor, tobacco leaf and spices.
Still has lots of acidity with firm tannins, but a short finish.
Very enjoyable, but better to drink it now.
A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Petite Verdot.
12.5% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$70.
A great Left Bank Bordeaux from a great vintage. Showing black and red fruits with earth notes, dark coffee, forest floor, tobacco leaf and spices.
Still has lots of acidity with firm tannins, but a short finish.
Very enjoyable, but better to drink it now.
A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Petite Verdot.
12.5% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$70.
celebrating 37. another lovely old bordeaux. this one is musty and dusty with muted fruit notes, rhubarb, berries, black currant, and then some black tea, green pepper, and a little bit of tobacco leaf. very very nice.
celebrating 37. another lovely old bordeaux. this one is musty and dusty with muted fruit notes, rhubarb, berries, black currant, and then some black tea, green pepper, and a little bit of tobacco leaf. very very nice.
Aug 2nd, 2023
Decanted, filtered, and ran magnum through Venturi. Three of us drank over two hours. Earth and tobacco nose, full, dry, notable acidity. Blackberries, blueberries, and cranberries.
Decanted, filtered, and ran magnum through Venturi. Three of us drank over two hours. Earth and tobacco nose, full, dry, notable acidity. Blackberries, blueberries, and cranberries.
Jun 22nd, 2020
For a 30yr old wine, it's rather light in flavour.
For a 30yr old wine, it's rather light in flavour.
Jul 21st, 2019My brother brought this for my birthday dinner. It was amazing. Still some tannins in the magnum bottle and it took a while to open up. But once it did it was delicious and only 12.0 alcohol.
My brother brought this for my birthday dinner. It was amazing. Still some tannins in the magnum bottle and it took a while to open up. But once it did it was delicious and only 12.0 alcohol.
Jun 9th, 2018