Château Labégorce

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Château Labégorce is one of the famous Bordeaux wineries . It is located in Castelnau-de-Médoc, a municipality in the Margaux appellation, and is classified as Cru Bourgeois . The vineyards are in the immediate vicinity of the areas of Château Margaux and Château Lascombes . However, this estate should not be confused with the better-known Château Labégorce-Zédé .

Location and winemaking

Of the 70 hectares of land, 41 hectares are used for vineyards. 36 hectares are assigned to the Margaux appellation and 5 hectares to the Haut-Médoc appellation . Only red wine is produced . Cabernet Sauvignon dominates with 60% and Merlot with 34% . The remaining 6 percent is accounted for by the Cabernet Franc (5%) and the Petit Verdot . The average age of the vines is 25-30 years. Winemaking follows the classical school of Bordeaux with three to four weeks mash fermentation in concrete and stainless steel tanks, malolactic fermentation and then 12-15 months lasting expansion in oak barrels , are renewed to 30% each year. The wine develops in the cellar for at least eight years. Due to its quality, it is generally equated with the Grands Crus Classés .

history

The name Gorce (or Gorse) was a very common surname in the Middle Ages throughout the Médoc region. In 1332 a vineyard was first mentioned in writing, which was assigned to the house "La Maison Noble de La Bégorce".

After the French Revolution , the property was divided. Part remains in the possession of the Gorce family. The part known today as Château Labégorce belonged to the Weltener-Vastapani family.

In 1821, the manor building designed by the architect Corcelles was built in the Louis XVI. - Built in style. The widow Elisabeth Weltener was the owner of the estate at the time. In 1832, Sieur Capelle took over the estate.

In 1865, Fortuné Beaucourt took over the estate for 224,000 francs. The dynamic Beaucourt was twice mayor of Margaux and invested heavily in the quality of the wine.

After the estate was sold to the Rooryck family in 1918 and taken over by Mr. and Mrs. Condom in 1965, it passed to the current owner, Hubert Perrodo, in 1989.

Florent Granier is currently the estate's technical manager and is advised by the oenologist Antoine Medeville.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Clive Coates : The wines of Bordeaux. Vintages and tasting notes 1952 - 2003 . 1st edition. University of California Press, 2004, ISBN 0-297-84317-6 , pp. 160 .

Web links