CHÂTEAU BEYCHEVELLE
Three centuries of heritage have forged the soul of Beychevelle
Beychevelle has always been a place for men of authority. Little wonder, then, that it
has had such a rich and varied history.
Bishop François de Foix-Candale commissioned the first Château building in 1565 and
was responsible for the name Beychevelle: Ships sailing past his residence had to lower
their flags (Beychevelle is an archaic spelling of Baisse Voile, which means, literally,
'Lower Your Sails') in homage of the all-powerful Duc d'Epernon.
The château's emblem is a ship with a griffin at its prow - the griffin being the
guardian of the Dionysus's wine crater in Greek mythology.
Château Beychevelle and it's 2nd wine, Amiral de Beychevelle are now owned by the
Société Grands Millésimes de France who also manages Château Beaumont, cru Bourgeois
Haut-Médoc, the Bordeaux wine merchants Barrière Frères, château de Bligny at
Bligny-les-Beaune (Burgundy) and the Domaine Impérial d'Hétszölö in Tokaj (Hungary).
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