Chateau Belair-Monange Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2016 750 ML

Chateau Belair-Monange traces its origins back to Roman times. Situated at the highest point of Saint-emilion’s famed limestone plateau, it has long been considered one of the region’s very best crus. By 1850 it was ranked by Cocks & Feret as the first wine of Saint-emilion, a position it held well into the twentieth century.\n\netablissements Jean-Pierre Moueix purchased the iconic Chateau in 2008 and immediately undertook extensive renovations of the vineyard, winery, underground quarries, and Chateau in order to restore the cru to its rightful historic status.\n\nIn 2012, Chateau Belair-Monange was merged with Chateau Magdelaine, a contiguous Premier Grand Cru Classe purchased by Ets. Jean-Pierre Moueix in 1952. The name ‘Monange,’ in addition to its literal translation, ‘my angel,’ was the maiden name of Jean-Pierre Moueix’s mother, Anne-Adele, the first Moueix woman to call Saint-emilion her home.\n\nChateau Belair-Monange combines the terroirs of the most privileged sites of Saint-emilion. The limestone from Belair’s central plateau parcels offer freshness, minerality, and delicate, lingering aromatics, while the dense, blue clay of Magdelaine’s slopes provide intensity, length, and a unique elegance to the wine.