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2022 Château Villa Bel-Air, Graves, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Ready - youthful (Drink 2024 - 2031)
Jeb Dunnuck
90-91/100
James Suckling
90-91/100
Georgie Hindle
89/100
Yohan Castaing
88-90/100
Product: 20221016226

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2022 Château Villa Bel-Air, Graves, Bordeaux

Description

This is attractively aromatic with soft red fruit, a leafy note that evolves to white pepper on the finish, and a satisfying palate of warm earth and liquorice. When owned by the Cazes family, this was always a very reliable and good-value source of decent Claret.

After being sold in 2017 to the Ballande family and becoming the project of Guillaume Bastard de Crisnay, there is now a sense of matters moving up a gear. Stéphane Derenoncourt’s team have been engaged as technical consultants and particular focus has been applied to the red wine. The wine now seems tighter, better focused and has more backbone.

Merlot 52%; Cabernet Sauvignon 44%; Cabernet Franc 4%

Drink 2024 - 2032

Berry Bros. & Rudd (April 2023)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2022
Alcohol % 13%
Maturity Ready - youthful (2024 - 2031)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Villa Bel-Air

Critics reviews

Jeb Dunnuck 90-91/100
Coming from more clay soils, the 2022 Château Villa Bel-Air has plenty of richness and concentration, with medium-bodied aromas and flavours of black cherries, blackberries, violets, and chocolate. It’s nicely balanced, has ripe tannins, and a good finish.jeb_dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com (May 2023)
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com (May 2023)
James Suckling 90-91/100
Mix of crushed blackberries, spices and walnuts with medium body and hints of roasted coffee beans. Firm tannins. A little chewy. It should improve with the elevage.james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (April 2023)
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Apr 2023)
Georgie Hindle 89/100
Juicy and supple, treads quite lightly in terms of fruit density but the tannins are nicely prominent, firm and filling giving the slightly narrow but well controlled frame to the dark bramble fruits. Nothing harsh here, still with juiciness and gentle acidity. Harvest 17 September - 7 October. Ageing 18 months; 30% new barrels, 50% one wine. Derenoncourt consultants.Drink 2026 - 2036Georgina Hindle, Decanter (April 2023)
Georgie Hindle, Decanter.com (Apr 2023)
Yohan Castaing 88-90/100
A strong effort, the 2022 Villa Bel Air, a blend of 52.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot and 3.5% Cabernet Franc, offers up an elegant yet inviting bouquet of blueberry, wild strawberries, licorice and cassis. Moderately weighted, the palate is nicely balanced, fresh and precise, crystalline and juicy, with a long, saline finish.Johan Castaing, Wine Advocate (April 2023)
Yohan Castaing, RobertParker.com (Apr 2023)

About this wine

Graves

Graves

The region which first established Bordeaux's reputation, Graves wines were exported to England as early as the 12th century. The names is derived from ‘gravel’ and the best soils are gravel-rich, mixed with sand and occasionally clay. It is larger in areas than the Médoc but produces only half the amount of wine. The best wines were first classified in 1953 with this classification confirmed in 1959.
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