Beychevelle is undoubtedly the most beautiful château in Saint-Julien. Its elegant lines, along with its magnificent parks and gardens, are the admiration of the many visitors to the Médoc. But above all, Beychevelle is a very great wine estate. The Château's main plot is located in a terroir of deep Garonne gravel, the preferred terroir for Cabernet Sauvignon. The wines produced from it are characterized by a beautiful mellowness, subtle and spicy aromas, and a great elegance that define the Château's style.

It was Jean-Louis Nogardet de La Valette, the first Duke of Épernon, who gave his name to Beychevelle. He was the Grand Admiral of France. Thus, when ships passed before his château, they would lower their sails out of respect for the great man. "Bêche Velle" (lower sail in Gascon) eventually became Beychevelle over time. As the Duke of Épernon's son died without an heir, the property was divided into three parts; two of these became Château Branaire-Ducru and Château Ducru-Beaucaillou. In 1757, the property was purchased by the Marquis Brassier de Budot; that same year, the manor was destroyed to make way for the splendid château we know today. The estate then passed to the shipowner Jacques Conté, who devoted little time to its operation. Consequently, the estate's reputation had declined considerably by the time he sold it twenty-five years later to his nephew, Pierre François Guestier. The Château would pay for these years of neglect by modestly achieving the rank of Fourth Classified Growth in 1855. In 1874, the property was acquired by the banker Armand Heine. His daughter would later marry Charles-Achille Fould, and his descendants remained at the head of the château until it was purchased by the GMF group.
Today…
Château Beychevelle now belongs to Grands Millésimes de France, owned by the Castel and Suntory groups and presided over since its inception by Aymar de Baillenx. Since 1995, the group has entrusted the management of the estate to Philippe Blanc, an agricultural engineer. The latter is aware of the efforts made since he took over and remains confident in the future: "I believe we have made great progress and that Beychevelle's situation has never been better in technical and economic terms. We are perfectly in the running with Bordeaux's flagship properties, thanks to permanent, regular, yet always reasonable investments." Looking to the future and strengthened by its past, Château Beychevelle, like its wine, will reveal its true dimension with time.