Château Beychevelle, the "Versailles of the Médoc", could only be expected to produce excellent wine. This outstanding 90-hectare vineyard, planted on deep, Garonnegravel soil, has a winegrowing tradition dating from the Middle Ages. More modern selection, winemaking, and ageing techniques also contribute towards the finished wine's perfection. Château Beychevelle is a Saint-Julien Great Growth, combining elegance with character and finesse wi...
Careful monitoring, observation and care of the environment are mottos which particularly concern Château Beychevelle. The ownership together with the château’s dynamic management team have implemented new working methods to respect the principles of “TerraVitis”. Today this double accreditation, proudly gained at the end of 2005, reinforces our château principles to make all possible efforts towards quality and environmental-friendly producti...
Vineyard management:
Minimum pesticide approach and organic farming for 1/3 of the vineyard. No herbicides are used
ISO 14001 certified production
Harvests:
Selective manual harvests, by grape variety, the age of the vines and the terroir.Triple sorting of the grapes: in the vineyard, then on reception of the harvest with sorting of the bunches followed by optical sorting.
Vinification:
Each vinification is adapted to the plot a...
Beychevelle has always been a home to the arts. A committed patron, the Duke of Epernon invited Molière and his troupe of actors to perform at the château.
Subsequent owners of Beychevelle continued to encourage artistic creation, embellishing the château’s architecture, and adding further paintings, furniture, sculptures, and features to the gardens.
Beychevelle gradually came to be known as the Versailles of Bordeaux, and the château devel...
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