Château de Bel Air, La Comtesse Noire 2017 – Moulin-à-Vent

The nose is fruity and offers a good definition of the fruit as well as a certain intensity. It reveals notes of ripe black cherry, small black berries, small notes of wild blackberry associated with a touch of violet, lily, incense, very discreet hints of spices and an imperceptible hint of sense of the place/dry local forest. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers an acidulous frame, freshness, minerality, a beautiful bright fruit (juicy, fresh, acidulous but ripe, suavity and a beautiful finesse of the grain. On the palate this wine expresses notes of bright cassis, bright violet plum, small notes of crunchy/juicy blackberry associated with touches of juicy/bright red cherry as well as hints of violet, fresh lily, discreet hints of incense and black chocolate.