Château Bel Air Marquis D&
Domaine du Jaugaret
St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2006
High tone nose with a touch of va/ acetone. Translucent and almost no sediment in the bottle.. really old school a la Bel Air-Marquis D’Aligre. Palate is electric, very classically structured and fresh as a daisy. Nose takes a day to start showing floral and fruit notes and classic st Julien character. Very good, almost great; the aromatics never really soar. Bought at the domaine; Jaugaret is an organic and small production family winery (surrounded by mega châteaux). — 4 years ago
I find neighboring domains often interesting 👌
These guys march to their own drummer. Haven’t had (or seen) one in decades.
Château des Trois Chardons
Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1970
En battle face au bel air marquis d'Aligre 1970
Le 3 chardons est nettement supérieur avec plus de fruit plus complexe
Quelle bouteille !! — 8 years ago
Alice et Olivier De Moor
Bel Air et Clardy Chablis Chardonnay 2012
Yes! Bio-d Natural Chablis. Flint, limestone, sea air, pure Chardonnay. Amazing texture. — 11 years ago
Lyle Fass
Founder Fass Selections
Tough vintage only means that Aligre transcended the vintage even more than normal. Killer nose. Such pure fruit. Rhubarb city. Strawberry, plum skin, cassis, but barely cassis and gorgeous light mid to early season cherry. Smoke, mint and more. Stunning fruit clarity on the attack and terrific concentration and depth. Chewy and tannic and finish is clipped for now but just opened and needs much time to unwind but good bones. So juicy and pure. Wow. The tannins are a combo of very 13 and very aligre. I love them so much. So sappy, dry, noble and pure. This has 50 years ahead of it. — 4 days ago