Bel Air Marquis d'Aligre Vintage:2000 This is actually quite firmly

This is actually quite firmly structured yet the abundant sap masks the tannic spine for today though it will become more prominent once the baby fat begins to melt away

it prances out of the glass with the most gorgeous perfume of redcurrant jelly

Here too the wood treatment is admirably discreet with its combination of markedly floral aromas that include carnation

The new wood has been pared back in the 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Clos de Beauvenir

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Bel Air Marquis d'Aligre Vintage:2000 This is actually quite firmlyThe 2000 Bel Air Marquis d'Aligre is really beginning to drink brilliantly. It bursts from the glass with aromas of sweet berry fruit, cigar box, dried rose petals, fresh mint and loamy soil, followed by a medium bodied, ample and fleshy palate that's weightless and sensual, its generous core of fruit framed by lively acids and melting tannins.