Château Bellevue Laffont Haut-Médoc AOC - Château Fourcas Dupré

The elegant Château Bellevue Laffont Haut-Médoc from Château Fourcas Dupré flows into the glass with a bright purplish red. The bouquet of this red wine from Bordeaux enchants with aromas of morello cherry, black cherry, damson and plum. Following the aromas further, we find, promoted by the influence of oak, dark chocolate, cinnamon and black tea.

This dry red wine from Château Fourcas Dupré is ideal for wine lovers who prefer their wine dry. Château Bellevue Laffont Haut-Médoc comes very close to this, having been vinified with just 2.4 grams of residual sugar. This velvety red wine presents itself on the palate as balanced and multi-faceted. The acidity of Château Bellevue Laffont Haut-Médoc is wonderfully rounded, making this wine delightfully smooth. On the finish, this youthful red wine from the Bordeaux wine-growing region impresses with remarkable length. Hints of morello cherry and damson appear once again. In the aftertaste, mineral notes from the clay- and limestone-dominated soils join in.

Vinification of Château Bellevue Laffont Haut-Médoc by Château Fourcas Dupré

The basis for the well-balanced Château Bellevue Laffont Haut-Médoc from Bordeaux is grapes of the Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot varieties. The grapes grow under optimal conditions in Bordeaux. Here, the vines drive their roots deep into soils of clay and limestone. The grapes for this French red wine are brought to the press house particularly quickly and at the coolest possible time of day after being harvested by hand, in order to preserve their aromas at the point of optimal ripeness. There they are sorted and gently crushed. Fermentation then takes place in small oak at controlled temperatures. After fermentation, the wine is aged for 12 months in barriques made of French oak.

Food recommendation for Château Fourcas Dupré Château Bellevue Laffont Haut-Médoc

This French red wine is best enjoyed at a temperature of 15–18°C. It is perfect as an accompanying wine to ossobuco, Thai cucumber salad or lemon-chili chicken with bulgur.

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