CHÂTEAU DE BEAULON
Distillery
Founded in 1965
Château de Beaulon is located in the Saint-Dizant-du-Gua, a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. The Chateau was built by the “de Vinsons" family in 1480 during the reign of King Louis XI.
In the 15th century, the proprietors of Château de Beaulon began cultivating the property with different kinds of vines.
In the late 17th century, Bishop of Bayeux, the heir of Beaulon placed the Château in the hands of the Bishops of Bordeaux, who gradually introduced new vines as the years passed.
This careful and rational choice of 9 grape varieties separated Château de Beaulon vineyards from the rest, remaining faithful to the region’s traditional vine assortment.
In 1965, a man named Christian Thomas acquired Château de Beaulon and all of its vineyards located in the heart of the most appraised cru of them all, the Grande Champagne, where the soil delivers most delicate and elegant Cognac ideal for aging.
He dove right into the production and distillation of these one-of-a-kind vines as the Bordeaux Bishops had imagined, making Château de Beaulon Cognacs different and unique opposite the big players coming from this infamous cru.
Their 90 hectares of unique vineyards are planted in chalky soil, and being faithful to the XVII century tradition, they are planted with Folle Blanche, Colombard and Montils grapes.
These rare and fragile varieties are difficult to grow but give the Cognac a unique taste and aroma. They distill with light lees in four small-volume, hand-crafted copper pot stills with the signature swan necks.
Their low-volume production and two to three times longer aging than legally required (even more for the rarer stuff), give their Cognacs concentrated fruity and floral characteristics.
In the 15th century, the proprietors of Château de Beaulon began cultivating the property with different kinds of vines.
In the late 17th century, Bishop of Bayeux, the heir of Beaulon placed the Château in the hands of the Bishops of Bordeaux, who gradually introduced new vines as the years passed.
This careful and rational choice of 9 grape varieties separated Château de Beaulon vineyards from the rest, remaining faithful to the region’s traditional vine assortment.
In 1965, a man named Christian Thomas acquired Château de Beaulon and all of its vineyards located in the heart of the most appraised cru of them all, the Grande Champagne, where the soil delivers most delicate and elegant Cognac ideal for aging.
He dove right into the production and distillation of these one-of-a-kind vines as the Bordeaux Bishops had imagined, making Château de Beaulon Cognacs different and unique opposite the big players coming from this infamous cru.
Their 90 hectares of unique vineyards are planted in chalky soil, and being faithful to the XVII century tradition, they are planted with Folle Blanche, Colombard and Montils grapes.
These rare and fragile varieties are difficult to grow but give the Cognac a unique taste and aroma. They distill with light lees in four small-volume, hand-crafted copper pot stills with the signature swan necks.
Their low-volume production and two to three times longer aging than legally required (even more for the rarer stuff), give their Cognacs concentrated fruity and floral characteristics.
Flavor Spiral™
About The Flavor Spiral
orange
grape
fruit
dry
vanilla
floral
apricot
almonds
slightly sweet
What does Château de Beaulon taste like?
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavours that you'll taste in Château de Beaulon Cognac. It's based on all Château de Beaulon drinks in our large database and gives you a chance to taste Château de Beaulon before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavours that you'll taste in Château de Beaulon Cognac. It's based on all Château de Beaulon drinks in our large database and gives you a chance to taste Château de Beaulon before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
Distillery Details
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CountryFrance
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Established1965
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Address25 Rue Saint-Vincent, 17240 Saint-Dizant-du-Gua, France
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Phone+33 5 46 49 96 13
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Their vineyards are planted with nine grape varieties but only three are used for Cognac—Folle Blanche, Colombard, and Montils. Sémillons and Sauvignon are used for White Pineau; Cabernets Franc/Sauvignon and Merlot for the red variety of this regional French aperitif.
