Beaulieu Vineyard

Als die Frau von Georges de Latour, Fernande, im Jahr 1900 zum ersten Mal das Land erblickte, sagte sie: "Quelle beau lieu!" - "Was für ein schöner Ort." Kurz darauf verkaufte de Latour sein florierendes Weinsteingeschäft, kaufte die vier Hektar große Ranch und gründete Beaulieu Vineyard mit der Vision, Weine aus dem Napa Valley herzustellen, die mit denen seiner Heimat Frankreich konkurrieren würden. Georges und seine Frau erweiterten ihren Landbesitz in den nächsten Jahrzehnten, von denen viele noch heute Teil des BV-Portfolios sind.

1938, reiste de Latour nach Frankreich und lernte André Tchelistcheff kennen und engagierte ihn als Winzer.

- Notizen des Weinguts: „When André Tchelistcheff joined Beaulieu Vineyard in 1938, he tasted the de Latour family’s private wine – what they called “Private Reserve” – from the 1936 vintage. This Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine was so distinctive that Tchelistcheff insisted it be bottled and sold as the winery’s flagship offering. In 1940, Beaulieu Vineyard released the first vintage of Private Reserve and named it in our founder’s honor. The resulting wine became the first release of Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, a wine that was destined to become Napa Valley’s first “cult” Cabernet. In 70+ years since, Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon has become the benchmark of Napa Valley Cabernet as one of the most collected American wines.“

Heute ist Trevor Durling Winemaker von Beaulieu Vineyard.

- TIM ATKIN: „Trevor Durling was planning to go into the US Air Force until, quite by chance, he took an introductory winemaking course at the University of California Davis that changed the course of his life. Still in his 30s, he’s now the winemaker at Beaulieu Vineyard in the Napa Valley, where among other things he oversees the production of California’s first cult Cabernet: Georges de Latour. We talked about his legendary predecessor, André Tchelistcheff, his love of music, how he’s handling the challenges of climate change and the secret of Rutherford dust.“

Weingut: Beaulieu Vineyard

Menschen/Inhaber: Trevor Durling

Region/Ort: Kalifornien