Château Beauregard

The history of Château Beauregard dates back to the 12th century, when the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem (formerly known as the Knights of Malta) had a small manor house on the site. On the ruins of this manor, the Beauregard family had a grand residence built in the 17th century, which was itself replaced in the Napoleonic era by the current château, the work of a pupil of Victor Louis. At the beginning of the 19th century, an American architect, Mr Coffin, fell in love with it and made a rigorous copy on Long Island, near New York, for the Guggenheim family. The Carthusian monastery, undoubtedly one of the most elegant in Pomerol, opens onto a wide terrace flanked at either end by a small dovecote-style tower overlooking a moat in bloom with lotuses in summer. The Château Beauregard vineyard comprises almost 18 hectares of vines, made up of 35 plots, admirably situated on the southern slopes of the famous Catusseau plateau. Its privileged location and the quality of the wines it produces rank it among the commune’s premier crus. Its gravelly or sandy-gravelly soil, with a clay subsoil rich in iron dross, gives Beauregard wines a finesse and distinction recognised by the most discerning connoisseurs. In 2014, the Moulin and Cathiard families bought Château Beauregard, which saw its two-hundred-year-old charterhouse renovated with five luxury rooms. They also acquired Château Pavillon Beauregard in Lalande-de-Pomerol. A new, modern vat room was built next to the existing barrel cellar, and two reception areas were created for visitors.