Beauregard

History of Château Beauregard

The history of Château Beauregard dates back to medieval times, with origins rooted in the 12th century. The estate was then under the management of the Knights Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem, a military religious order that marked the region's history with its emblem of the Templar Cross. This prestigious symbol remains an inseparable part of the estate's identity.

In the 17th century, the Beauregard family built the first edifice on the site, which would later be replaced at the end of the 18th century by the current château, a magnificent Girondine charterhouse. This imposing residence with its dovecotes and moats, designed by a student of Victor Louis (architect of the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux), embodies the prestige and history of the place. The estate even inspired a faithful copy, named "Mille-Fleurs", which the Guggenheim family erected in Port Washington, United States.

Château Beauregard then passed through various owners' hands, each contributing to the vineyard's evolution, notably making viticulture the estate's main activity from the mid-18th century. In 2014, the Moulin and Cathiard families acquired the estate, bringing major transformations whilst respecting the Château's history and tradition.

Terroirs and Vines of Château Beauregard

The terroir of Château Beauregard is one of Pomerol's most coveted. This 17.5-hectare vineyard is situated on the south-eastern edge of the famous Pomerol plateau, benefiting from a unique soil composition, predominantly gravel, complemented by clay and sand. This soil diversity is ideal for cultivating noble grape varieties such as Merlot and Cabernet Franc, which flourish fully in these conditions, offering wines that are at once generous, fresh and distinguished.

Particular attention is paid to each vineyard plot, with an intra-plot approach allowing the best exploitation of each terroir's specificities. A detailed mapping has been carried out to characterise the soil's physico-chemical variations, and constant effort is deployed to preserve and improve biodiversity. Organic farming, adopted by the estate since 2009, is one of the cornerstones of this environmentally respectful approach.

The estate also favours traditional practices, such as horse ploughing in young plots and manual tillage, which respect soil vitality. The objective is clear: to produce the highest quality grapes while protecting this unique natural heritage.

Vinification at Château Beauregard

Vinification at Château Beauregard combines tradition and innovation. The harvest is exclusively manual, carried out at optimal maturity for each plot, even on an intra-plot basis. Grape sorting is meticulous, using cutting-edge techniques: selective sorting tables, high-frequency destemming machines and optical sorting ensure that only the finest grapes enter the vats.

The estate's facilities have been modernised with the creation of a new high-technology gravity-flow winery, designed to ensure precise vinification that respects each plot's specificities. This winery houses 22 temperature-controlled, truncated cone-shaped concrete vats, adapted for extremely detailed plot-by-plot vinification. Gravity-flow filling preserves grape integrity, and alcoholic fermentations are regulated with precision ranging from 25 to 30°C, according to tannin extraction needs.

For the best batches, malolactic fermentation takes place in new barrels. The wine is then aged for 15 to 20 months in barrels from 7 different coopers, bringing complexity and finesse to each cuvée.

The Cuvées of Château Beauregard

Château Beauregard

The estate's principal wine, Château Beauregard, is a blend of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc, grape varieties that find perfect conditions in the estate's gravelly and clay-sandy terroir to express all their complexity. This wine is distinguished by its freshness, elegance, and fine tannic structure. Thanks to organic farming and respectful viticultural practices, each vintage fully expresses Pomerol's exceptional terroir, offering aromas of ripe black fruits, beautiful depth and long ageing potential.

Château Beauregard is a wine built for ageing, with its best years occurring between 15 and 20 years after bottling. Recent vintages, such as 2016, 2018 and 2020, are particularly remarkable, with increased purity and finesse thanks to the estate team's constant efforts.

Benjamin de Beauregard

The estate's second wine, Benjamin de Beauregard, comes from a strict plot selection, mainly from sandier soils. While benefiting from the same modern facilities as its elder sibling, this wine is designed for more immediate pleasure, with more moderate extraction and shortened vatting time. Barrel ageing is shorter, with only 30% new oak, giving this wine more accessible aromas and supple mouthfeel ideal for drinking within 3 to 10 years after harvest.

Château Pavillon Beauregard

Château Pavillon Beauregard is a neighbouring property, also under the management of the Moulin and Cathiard families, located in Néac in the Lalande de Pomerol appellation. This 12-hectare estate is planted with 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc, cultivated on a clay-gravel plateau. Since 2015, it has benefited from the same vinification facilities as Château Beauregard, allowing the production of a rich wine with silky tannins and beautiful structure, perfect for ageing.

Pomerol, one of Bordeaux's most prestigious appellations, has produced some of the finest wines over the decades. The most notable vintages include 1970, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1989, and 1990, renowned for their complexity and longevity. Other exceptional years such as 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010 continue to delight fine wine enthusiasts. More recently, the vintages 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 have confirmed Pomerol's ability to offer wines of exceptional quality, thus cementing the appellation's reputation amongst Bordeaux's finest.

Discover the other great châteaux of Pomerol, true treasures of the Right Bank, where each estate rivals in excellence. Beyond the legendary Pétrus, explore prestigious names such as Beauregard, Bon Pasteur, Clinet, Gazin, Haut Trochaud, L'Eglise Clinet, La Conseillante, La Fleur Pétrus, Lafleur, Le Pin, Latour à Pomerol, Nénin, Trotanoy, or even Vieux Château Certan. These estates, often compared to the great classified growths of Saint-Émilion, offer a unique experience, rich in finesse and character, which will delight connoisseurs of fine wines. 

Château Beauregard embodies both Pomerol's historical heritage and modernity in its production methods. Thanks to the commitment of the Moulin and Cathiard families, the estate has managed to combine respect for traditions and technical innovations to offer wines of great finesse, whilst respecting the environment through organic farming. With a range of cuvées from the prestigious Château Beauregard to its second wine Benjamin de Beauregard, and including Château Pavillon Beauregard, this Bordeaux estate offers fine wine enthusiasts a unique experience, marked by elegance, freshness and depth. Whether you are a collector or a discerning enthusiast, the wines of Château Beauregard will captivate you with their exceptional quality and their ability to improve with age.