2009 Château Beaumont, Haut-Médoc
2009 Château Beaumont, Haut-Médoc
Ref: BORD0952
In the 18th century, the land Château Beaumont now occupies was nothing but moors, heaths, fields and wasteland owned by the Duc de Duras, Marshal of France and member of the Académie Francaise. The land was cleared as from 1772, and the estate became the property of Henri Labarthe, who cleaned it up and prepared it for growing vines. The vineyard of Beaumont was born in 1824, with its new owner Mr Bonnin. From 1830 to 1847 the house of Beaumont belonged to the Marquis d’Aligre, one of the wealthiest men in France, who tripled the area under vine. In 1849 the estate passed into the hands of the Bonnin brothers, who built Château Beaumont in 1854 in a Renaissance mansard style. In 1860, the Comte de Gennes, great-uncle of Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, who won the Nobel prize for physics in 1991, acquired the property which he resold in 1872 to Jean-Victor Herran, the minister for Honduras. The Parisian industrialist Joseph Germain succeeded him in 1890. By his devotion he managed to raise the wines of Château Beaumont to the top tier of the Médoc Crus Bourgeois. He built the vat house in 1894. From 1925 to 1986 the estate saw a succession of owners: the Milanese company Della Grazia et Cie, the lieutenant-colonel of Caracas Ignacio Andrade, the former Venezuelan senator Dionisio Ramon Bolivar Carvajal and then the winegrower Bernard Soulas, who entirely reconstructed the vineyard and restored the château. In 1986 Château Beaumont started on its 12th life with the arrival of the GMF group, which joined with Japanese group Suntory to create the company Grands Millésimes de France, also owner of Château Beychevelle and the Bordeaux merchant Barrière Frères.
Today the capital of Grands Millésimes de France is held by the groups Suntory and Castel.
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Case of 12 Bottles price shown is under bond
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£171.00
duty paid price: £243.65
Broking Stock
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Out of stock |
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Case of 6 Magnums price shown is under bond
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£183.00
duty paid price: £258.05
Broking Stock
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Out of stock |
Wine Details
Wine Details
Appellation: Haut-Médoc
Old/New World: Old World
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Colour: Red
Style: Still
% ABV: 14%
Drink Dates: 2015-2024
Maturity: 
Sweetness: 1
Grape Variety: Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
"Very deep ruby with an ageing rim. Really interesting, complex nose. Tannins definitely in retreat on the palate but for the satisfaction delivered to lovers of mature claret, this is a totally silly price. Very long again. GV." Jancis Robinson
Sweetness Explained
Sweetness Explained
Sweetness
All our wines are given a Sweetness Indicator from 1 to 5, with 1 being the driest and 5 being the sweetest.
This can be found for every wine under the Wine Details tab.
Most red wines are dry and therefore are indicated with a 1. The sweetness becomes more relevant with white wines, sparkling wines and pudding/dessert wines such as Sauternes and Tokaji.
Location Explained
Location Explained
Location
AVAILABLE: Currently lying in our storage at London City Bond Dinton Woods
The wine can be dispatched immediately.
TO ARRIVE: Currently lying abroad or in transit
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Pricing Information
Pricing Information
Pricing
UNDER BOND PRICES: Exclusive of UK Duty & VAT
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Additional Information
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