Historia
Château Bellevue has always been positioned alongside Premiers Grands Crus Classés. Standing upon one of Saint Emilion’s finest terroirs, the vineyard follows the curves of the hill on the Eastern, Southern and South-western sides, as well as on the plateau. The 17th century manor house, with its terraces bordered by antique balustrades and the beauty of the grounds that encompass it enhance the charm of this magical place.
The history of this fine charterhouse begins in the seventeenth century, when the ‘Fief de Bellevue’ belonged to the Lacaze family.
The estate passed to Louis Horeau, a first cousin of Jean Lacaze, in 1938. He was succeeded by his sons-in-law Jacques Pradel de Lavaux and René de Coninck. In 2007, the Coninck family sold their stake in Bellevue to the owners of Château Angelus, who thus joined forces with the Pradel de Lavaux family to run this magical, historic estate.
Taking the reins of the château in 2000, Nicolas Thienpont, with expert advice from Stéphane Derenoncourt, launched a programme of renovation work to improve the natural drainage of the soil, replanting certain plots of the vineyard and introducing new biodynamic vine-tending techniques to complement the estate’s traditional working methods.
In this same spirit of constantly striving for perfection, the winemaking team from Château Angelus now supervises all work in the vineyard and in the winery.