{"product_id":"chateau-belair-monange-saint-emilion-premier-grand-cru-classe-2009","title":"Chateau Belair-Monange Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe (B) 2009","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"h2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eCHATEAU BELAIR MONANGE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"h5\"\u003ePREMIER GRAND CRU CLASSE\u003cbr\u003eSAINT-EMILION\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"h3\"\u003eAPPELLATION\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint-Émilion Grand Cru\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"h3\"\u003eCLASSIFICATION\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p9\"\u003e1\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e°\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eGrand\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCru\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eClassé\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"h3\"\u003eVINEYARD SIZE\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p11\"\u003e23.5\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ehectares\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e(58\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eacres)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"h3\"\u003eSOIL TYPES\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p12\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003eAsteriated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003elimestone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s12\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eon\u003cspan class=\"s12\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan class=\"s12\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eplateau\u003cspan class=\"s13\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlue\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eclay\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eon\u003cspan class=\"s12\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003elimestone\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan class=\"s12\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eslopes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"h3\"\u003eVINEYARD GRAPE VARIETALS\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p11\"\u003e90%\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMerlot\u003cspan class=\"s12\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan class=\"s12\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e10%\u003cspan class=\"s12\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCabernet\u003cspan class=\"s12\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eFranc\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"h3\"\u003eAVERAGE VINE AGE\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003e25\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s12\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003eyears\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"h3\"\u003eVITICULTURE\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p14\"\u003e«Culture\u003cspan class=\"s15\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eraisonnée»\u003cspan class=\"s16\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003eSoil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003etilling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003e(4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003eways)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p15\"\u003eVine\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003egrowth\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003emanagement\u003cspan class=\"s12\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eadapted\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eto the\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eclimatic\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003econditions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"h3\"\u003eHARVEST\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p16\"\u003eManual\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eharvest\u003cspan class=\"s16\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDouble\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003esorting:\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eoptical\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003emanual\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"h3\"\u003eWINEMAKING\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p18\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003eIn thermo-regulated concrete\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s13\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003estainless-steel\u003cspan class=\"s12\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003evats\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p15\"\u003eGentle,\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003econtrolled\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003emaceration and\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eextraction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"h3\"\u003eAGING\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p19\"\u003e16-18\u003cspan class=\"s17\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003emonths\u003cspan class=\"s18\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan class=\"s18\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eFrench\u003cspan class=\"s17\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eoak\u003cspan class=\"s18\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ebarrels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p11\"\u003e(50%\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003enew)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"h3\"\u003e2009 VINTAGE BLEND\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p21\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s21\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e85%\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMerlot\u003cspan class=\"s12\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan class=\"s12\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e15%\u003cspan class=\"s12\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCabernet\u003cspan class=\"s12\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eFranc\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"h3\"\u003eCHÂTEAU BÉLAIR-MONANGE\u003cbr\u003ePREMIER GRAND CRU CLASSÉ\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003cbr\u003e Établissements 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.\u003cbr\u003e In 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.\u003cbr\u003e Château 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\n\u003cdiv class=\"h3\"\u003e2009 VINTAGE\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2009 stands out as a year with almost perfect weather conditions. After a cold winter, the wet spring resulted in rapid flowering at the end of June. A warm, sunny summer (equal to that of 2005) followed, and the sunshine remained consistent during September, aside from a short spell of rain interrupting the harvest.\u003cbr\u003e Harvest took place from October 2nd to 6th.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e“One of the greatest vintages of the last 60 years, and already a benchmark for its power and natural concentration” – Christian Moueix\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Chateau Belair-Monange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40246932996148,"sku":null,"price":35900.0,"currency_code":"PHP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/1883\/0132\/products\/AAA_22_ea58bf96-5bf8-4a1f-8aa6-56422d6622ec.png?v=1661872857","url":"https:\/\/barrelsandbeyondph.com\/products\/chateau-belair-monange-saint-emilion-premier-grand-cru-classe-2009","provider":"Barrels \u0026 Beyond PH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}