Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse)
The estate also produces the second wine Croix de Beauséjour.
History
Château Beauséjour was once a vineyard cultivated by the monks of the Church of St-Martin during the Middle Ages. It was acquired by the Gerès family in the 17th century, the land then named Peycoucou. By marriage the estate came to the de Carle family, seigneurs of Figeac, and in 1787 General Jacques de Carle renamed the property to Beauséjour. When the historic estate in its entirety came to Pierre-Paulin Ducarpe, it was divided in 1869 between his two children. The son inherited the half which was sold in 1924 to Dr. Fagouet, altering the name to Château Beauséjour-Dr-Fagouet (present day Château Beau-Séjour Bécot) and his daughter who wed Doctor Duffau-Lagarrosse, received what became Château Beauséjour-Duffau-Lagarrosse.
The estate was set up as a non-trading company (société civile) in 1963, and remains owned by the Duffau-Lagarrosse family.
Nicolas Thienpont, director of winemaking at Château Pavie Macquin, is in overall charge of a 2009 effort to raise the estate's potential, assisted by consultant oenologists Michel Rolland and Stéphane Derenoncourt.
Production
The vineyard area extends 7 hectares with the grape varieties of 81% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Franc and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon. Of the Grand vin, Château Beauséjour there is a total annual production of 25–30,000 bottles. The estate also produces the second wine, Croix de Beauséjour.
References
- ^ Kissack, Chris, thewinedoctor.com. "Chateau Beau-Séjour Bécot".
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Peppercorn, David (2003). Bordeaux. London: Mitchell Beazley. pp. 395–396. ISBN 1-84000-927-6.
- ^ Kakaviatos, Panos, Decanter.com (19 May 2009). "Rolland, Derenoncourt take on Chateau Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse". Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ saint-emilion-premiers.com Château Beauséjour technical file Archived 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
External links
- Château Beauséjour hDL official site (in French and English)