{"title":"Château Bélair-Monange | Saint-Émilion Grand Cru","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/Collection_Banner_b2ff469a-22e6-480d-b404-fdad4d2e1bda.jpg?v=1532613246\" alt=\"Château Bélair-Monange Saint Émilion Premier Grand Cru Classé\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c1\"\u003eChâteau Bélair-Monange traces its origins back to Roman times. Situated at the highest point of Saint-Émilion’s famed limestone plateau, it has long been considered one of the region’s very best crus. By 1850 it was ranked by Cocks \u0026amp; Feret as the leading wine of Saint-Émilion, a position it held well into the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c1\"\u003eÉtablissements Jean-Pierre Moueix purchased the iconic Château in 2008 and immediately undertook extensive renovations of the vineyard, winery, underground quarries, and château in order to restore the cru to its rightful historic status.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c1\"\u003eIn 2012, Château Magdelaine, a contiguous Premier Grand Cru Classé acquired by Jean-Pierre Moueix in 1952, was merged into Château Bélair-Monange. The name ‘Monange,’ in addition to its literal translation, ‘my angel,’ was the maiden name of Jean-Pierre Moueix’s mother, Anne-Adèle, the first Moueix woman to call Saint-Émilion her home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c1\"\u003eChâteau Bélair-Monange combines the terroirs of the most privileged sites of Saint-Émilion. The limestone from the central plateau parcels offers freshness, minerality, and delicate, lingering aromatics, while the dense, blue clay of the slopes provides intensity, length, and a unique elegance to the wine.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"annonce-de-belair-monange-saint-emilion-grand-cru-2014","title":"Annonce de Belair-Monange Saint Émilion Grand Cru 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003eChâteau Bélair-Monange was born from the fusion of the vineyards of Châteaux Bélair and Magdelaine, both historic First Classified Growths of Saint-Émilion. Tracing its origins back to Roman times, the vineyard of Château Bélair is situated at the highest point of Saint-Émilion’s famed limestone plateau. Château Magdelaine, a contiguous cru acquired in 1952, has always been renowned for the remarkable elegance of its wines. Château Bélair-Monange expresses the unique style of the greatest parcels of these two complementary terroirs. An important restructuring of the vineyard was initiated in 2008 immediately following the acquisition of the estate by Ets. Jean-Pierre Moueix. Another wine embodying the inherent qualities of the vineyard – minerality, concentration of red berries, balance and length – emerged in 2014: ANNONCE DE BÉLAIR-MONANGE Produced in very limited quantities, ANNONCE enjoys the same attention as the Grand Vin: meticulous vineyard work undertaken with respect for the environment followed by a manual harvest once the grapes have reached optimal maturity. Vinification takes place in concrete and stainless-steel vats, where maceration and extraction are gentle and measured in order to allow the fruit its highest expression. The wine is then aged in French oak barrels. Although ANNONCE exhibits great charm in its youth, a few years of cellaring or a few hours of decanting will be largely rewarded. [#intro]The 2nd wine of Château Bélair-Monange Saint-Emilion Grand Cru produced in limited quantities...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château Bélair-Monange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":17178942570554,"sku":"A16ANNONCESEGC","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/Annonce_x_650.jpg?v=1538075447"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/collections\/Collection_Image_5d23feec-e60a-4216-9697-4907fcb644b7.jpg?v=1532613427","url":"https:\/\/hic.wine\/collections\/chateau-belair-monange-saint-emilion-grand-cru.oembed","provider":"Hic!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}