Seigneur de Beauval Bordeaux Blanc
Muscadelle,Semillon
| Vintage: | 2015 |
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| Description: | Wine maker notes Pale straw yellow in color with tinges of green, the wine shows aromas of citrus fruits and tropical fruit like pineapple. A vibrant acidity offers, on the palate, a remarkable sensation of freshness that extends itself to a long finish and an unusual vivacity. Producer Ever since the first Magdalenian settlements dating back 15 thousand years, this land has lived to the rhythm of cultures and regimes as they evolved, met and ebbed. Be it gauls or romans, the Church or Nobility, generation after generation, humans worked and lived and tended the land. It is this special alchemy that lends its strength to the concept of terroir. It goes beyond the mere ecological conditions present. It is a deep rooted link between land and dweller. An almost symbiotic arrangement between the careful steward and the land itself. The story and history of Chateau Leroy-Beauval cannot be separated from either the land or its owners and the times they shared. Having fallen in love with the Estate and its architectural quality, Stephanie and Alexandre Leroy launched into a full blown renovation, devoted to return it to its former glory. Chateau Beauval was to be born anew if it was to be christened Chateau Beauval-Leroy. Yet, as they were to find out, the greatest treasures often lie where they are least expected. Indeed, as they set out to make the Estate whole again, they soon turned their attention to the land itself. A few years ago, when savvy entrepreneurs and siblings from the North of France Stephanie and Alexandre Leroy saw the Estate, they fell in love. Imagine a refined late 18th century country manor typical of the Bordeaux region set in gorgeous surroundings. They launched into a full renovation of Chateau Beauval, the lovely Chartreuse they had acquired, eager to both preserve architectural heritage and natural setting, attentive to stone and twig as it were. Unknowingly they were but the latest in a long line of stewards of this most blessed land. Indeed, when 15000 years ago Magdalenians honed their stone knives on the edge of the small promontory overlooking the Dordogne valley, little did they know they would initiate the long line of humans having shared this land and its bounty throughout History. Thirteen millennia later, the Bituriges Vivisques gauls would do the same and start dealing with the Roman Empire. Consul Ausonius would describe, several centuries on, the view he had of those same wooded hills and boast of vineyards and wines on his right bank villa at Lucaniacus. The small village of Cameyrac, sitting today on that hill, would have seen the roman road from Burdigala (today's Bordeaux) to Vesunna (Perigueux), the roman villas around and the river traffic they entailed. But Cameyrac wouldn't come to be before the high Middle Ages, when the Church pushed for new land to be developed where the wild had replaced the dying Gallo-Roman civilization. Fields and churches, mills and dwellings clustered or singled themselves out. Saint-Cyr de Cameyrac parish came into existence. Wine was in great demand and fetched very handsome prices, both in France and abroad. The domain lands were born, but not Chateau Beauval. That would take a few more owning families, centuries and the estate consolidation of one of Montesquieu's grand-nephews: Laurent de Loyac, Lord of Beauval. He did so in 1780, building his Chartreuse where it sits to this day and giving it its proper name, as in French Beauval means Beautiful Vale. The French Revolution came, Saint-Cyr de Cameyrac parish became the Commune de Cameyrac and Laurent de Loyac was guillotined and the Estate changed yet hands again. But the land remained. Then Cameyrac itself disappeared as it was united to neighboring Saint Sulpice to form today's Commune of St Sulpice et Cameyrac. The date was June 12, 1812. And who better than Emperor Napoleon the 1rst to come in person to sign the decree? But as with all things human, the Empire came to pass and a new revolution brewed. Chateau Beauval had seen changes as well. New owners with a predilection for game hunting. Winegrowing was ignored for a while, but came back on strong as the second half of the 19th century came to be. And the land remained. Full of promises. And so it met a benefactor. Oh, his name won't be familiar, but he truly was a most modern man. In fact, some call him the original French ecologist as he has turned Paris into a green city. His name is Jean- Charles Adolphe Alphand. He can rightfully be credited with giving life to both Napoleon Iii and Baron Haussmann's dreams: a new Paris, but a greener one. Just think: Champs Elysees and Trocadero Gardens, Monceau, Buttes-Chaumont and Montsouris parks, Bois de Vincennes and Boulogne. And not just Paris. He also created famed Borely Park in Marseille.just to mention a few, and renovated completely Chateau Beauval with a keen eye on all things green and visual perspectives. And so we have come full circle, as his inheritors passed on their stewardship to no other than Stephanie and Alexandre. And still the land awaits. Indeed, for they themselves do not know how blessed it is. Not yet that is. |
| Price: | $ 16.69 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Previously available from Get Wine Online
| Address: |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 800-518-0899 |
First added to 1000 Corks on September 14, 2018.
This product was inactivated June 7, 2021.
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