Château Belgrave is a

winery A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feature warehouses, ...

in the Haut-Médoc

appellation An appellation is a legally defined and protected geographical indication primarily used to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown, although other types of food often have appellations as well. Restrictions other than geographical boun ...

of the

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefect ...

region of

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. The wine produced here was classified as one of eighteen ''Cinquièmes Crus'' (Fifth Growths) in the

Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 The Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 resulted from the 1855 Exposition Universelle de Paris, when Emperor Napoleon III requested a classification system for France's best Bordeaux wines that were to be on display for visitors from ...

. 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. Château Belgrave: History
accessed on September 11, 2013 Château Belgrave is located in the commune Saint-Laurent-Médoc, immediately to the west of the border with Saint-Julien-Beychevelle.Vins et Vignobles Dourthe: Château Belgrave fact sheet
accessed on June 22, 2008 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 Château La Tour Carnet is a Bordeaux wine, Bordeaux wine estate in the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, appellation Haut-Médoc AOC, Haut-Médoc. The wine produced here was classified as one of ten ''Quatrièmes Crus'' (Fourth Growths) in the ...

. Its immediate neighbour over the commune border in Saint-Julien is

Château Lagrange Château Lagrange is a winery in the Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, Saint-Julien Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, appellation of the Bordeaux region of France, and is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. It is owned by the Japa ...

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

Petit Verdot Petit Verdot is a variety of red wine grape, principally used in classic Bordeaux blends. It ripens much later than the other varieties in Bordeaux, often too late, so it fell out of favour in its home region. When it does ripen it adds tannin, ...

(3%). Château Belgrave produces a

second wine Second wine or second label (French: ''Second vin'') is a term commonly associated with Bordeaux wine to refer to a second label wine made from '' cuvee'' not selected for use in the ''Grand vin'' or first label. In some cases a third wine or ev ...

called Diane de Belgrave, introduced with the 1987 vintage.

References

External links

Château website
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