Château Belgrave

45.15134°N 0.78011°W / 45.15134; -0.78011

Illustration of Château Belgrave in Bordeaux and its wines by Charles Cocks (author) [fr] and Michel-Édouard Féret published en 1883

Château Belgrave (French pronunciation: [ʃato bɛlɡʁav]) is a winery in the Haut-Médoc appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. The wine produced here was classified as one of eighteen Cinquièmes Crus (Fifth Growths) in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855.[1] At the time of classification, the winery was called Château Coutenceau. The "Bellegrave" designation first appeared in 1845, when Bruno Devès, a negociant in Bordeaux, remodelled the estate, favoring wine growing on gravel terroirs. [2]

Château Belgrave is located in the commune Saint-Laurent-Médoc, immediately to the west of the border with Saint-Julien-Beychevelle.[3] It is thus situated in a sub-regional appellation, but close to the border of a communal appellation, in similarity to its Fifth Growth Saint neighbours in Saint-Laurent, Château Camensac and Château La Tour Carnet. Its immediate neighbour over the commune border in Saint-Julien is Château Lagrange.

The vineyard of 59[4] ha is planted with the grape varieties Cabernet Sauvignon (50%), Merlot (42%), Cabernet Franc (5%) and Petit Verdot (3%).

Château Belgrave produces a second wine called Diane de Belgrave, introduced with the 1987 vintage.[3]

References

1. Karen MacNeil, The Wine Bible Workman Publishing 2001 pg. 885 ISBN 1-56305-434-5
2. Château Belgrave: History Archived 2013-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on September 11, 2013
3. Vins et Vignobles Dourthe: Château Belgrave fact sheet^[permanent dead link‍], accessed on June 22, 2008
4. "Château Belgrave - Haut-Médoc". www.dourthe.com.

External links

Media related to Château Belgrave at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website