Château de Belcier is located on a terroir of great traditions and in the extension of that of Saint Emilion: Côtes de Castillon, one of the oldest wine regions of Bordeaux. The 67 hectares, Merlot (the king of Saint Emilion), largely in the majority, but also Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec. Advised by Michel Rolland, the most famous oenologist in the world.
Château de Belcier was built in the late eighteenth century, long owned by an old family from Bordeaux allied to Montaigne, was rebuilt in part by François de Belcier, cons revolutionary guillotined in 1794.
Classical style marked by triangular pediments, the Château de Belcier, which dates from the 1780s, dominates the harmonious landscapes of the municipality of Salles de Castillon where alternating woods and vineyards. Today, owned by the mutual insurance company MACIF, the castle has regained all its splendor of yesteryear.
If you taste the wines of Belcier Castle in their early youth, you must decant them by pouring them in the carafe three or four hours before the tasting. Otherwise, they are at their optimum between the fourth and eighth year and can be kept for ten years.
The 52-hectare vineyard is planted on a clay-limestone and silty clay soil planted mainly with Merlot, a grape of choice for neighboring Saint-Emilion, but also a smaller proportion of Cabernet and Malbec.
The fermentation is about 12 days with maceration at 28 ° from 10 to 12 days depending on the vintage. The aging is done in oak barrels. The Château de Belcier produces a second wine, the Château de Monrecueil or the B of Belcier and a great wine, the Pin de Belcier.Château de Belcier also produces in very limited quantities (5000 bottles) a very large cuvée.
Since the 1998 vintage, the Château de Belcier has won 10 medals and 21 citations : And very recently, Château de Belcier has joined Asia Awards 2020 by Asia Import News and won a gold medal in this competition:
LE COQ DE RAMAGE 2018
Awarded Gold by Asia Import News
A red wine produced in the Bordeaux region in France, by Château de Belcier. This 2016 vintage comes from the Bordeaux Supérieur appellation.
If you want to have tasting comments of the different vintages for sale, contact Château de Belcier thru email : chateaudebelcier@orange.fr
