Family property since the middle of the 19th century, the Château Béchereau is a wine estate of 25 hectares including 9 ha in Bordeaux Supérieur, 10.5 ha in Montagne -Saint-Emilion and 5.50 ha in Lalande-of-Pomerol. Beautiful fermented Montagne -Saint-Émilion Spéciale 2006, of beautiful robe crimson, a wine rich and generous, firm, with prevailing of black small fruits and cinnamon, who marries elegantly a tannic smoothness with a persistent roundness. The 2005, fleshy and concentrated, are a wine rich in bouquet as out of matter, with well-balanced tannins, very full, elegant, mouthfulls, with nuances of blackcurrant, truffle and humus, a great harmony, guard. The 2004 are a wine of robe crimson, with the intense nose of ripe red small fruits and leather, quite robust. Discover Bordeaux Supérieur fermented Spéciale 2005, robust, with the notes of prune and undergrowth, a powerful wine, of very good mouth, fort good evolution, a wine which agrees with a roast of veal forest. Remarkable Lalande-of-Pomerol vintage Spéciale 2005, maturing in oak barrel, gold medal with the competition of Bordeaux of Vins of Aquitaine 2007, a wine scented, harmonious, with the subtle and intense nose at the same time, with spiced notes, with quite well-balanced tannins, fleshy and concentrate. The 2004, of very tannic good base, are rich and fleshy, of full and fruity mouth. The 2003 of a deep color is traditional, of a great subtlety, very full, with silky tannins, of a beautiful final, very good guard.
COORDONNEES
Owner's name : SCEA Bertrand J.-M.
Who's in charge : Joël Dupas
Adress : 12, Béchereau 33570 Les Artigues-de-Lussac
Phone : 05 57 24 34 29 et 06 80 75 66 80
Fax : 05 57 24 34 69 and 06 80 75 66 80
E-Mail : chateaubechereau@vinsdusiecle.com
Top French Wines Site : www.topfrenchwines.com/chateaubechereau
Personal website : www.chateaubechereau.com

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THE MOST IMPORTANT
Vintages in sale |
2006 and 2007 |
Established |
Middle of the 19th century |
Average annual |
100 000 bottles |
Surface |
25 ha |
Vine Age |
30 years |
Soil and exposure |
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Vine stocks |
80% Merlot black et 20% Cabernets franc et sauvignon |
Technique |
Fermenting room stainless and concrete, thermoregulation, maceration préfermentaires cold and long fermenting 30/32 days |
Characteristics |
Good balance between the powerfull and elegance. The 2005 are powerful and prone to a beautiful guard, the 2006 combine elegance and smoothness, the 2007 are greedy and the 2008 very concentrated, offer a great aromatic expression |
Served with |
Meats and cheeses |
Prices |
9,90 to 13 € for the Lalande-de-Pomerol |
REFERENCES
References in France |
Gold medals for Lalande 2004 and 2005, of sylver for the 2002 and 98 and of bronze for the 2001, in Competition of Wines of Aquitaine |
Others references |
Guide Dussert des Vins de France |
National and export sales (%) |
France : 90 - Export : 10 |
Main trading partners |
Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands and Germany |
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