Chateau Bellefont Belcier 2018 Saint Emilion Grand Cru《ZTF502B》

Chateau Bellefont-Belcier is located in the Saint-Emilion (Saint-Emilion) wine region in Bordeaux, France, and is one of the Saint-Emilion Grand Crus. The earliest records about the history of the land where Chateau Bellefont-Belcier is located date back to the 17th century. At the end of the 18th century, Count Louis Francois de Belcier bought the land and reclaimed part of it as a vineyard. In 1803, the Earl of Bess built the Chateau Castle, and the winery was officially established. The Earl named it "Chateau Bellefont-Belcier". The word "Bellefont" means Belle Fontaine in French, which means "beautiful spring water". This is because there are many large and small natural hot springs near the winery. Over the past two hundred years, the winery has changed hands several times. In 2012, The winery was bought by the Wang family from China, becoming the first Bordeaux listed winery owned by a Chinese. In 2017, the winery was bought by Peter Kwok, a wealthy Hong Kong businessman who loves wine. Currently owned by Its partner Jean-Christophe Meyrou is responsible for the management. Chateau Bellefont-Belcier's vineyard covers an area of 20 hectares, located on the south-facing slope of Cote Pavie, not far from Chateau Pavie. The soil in the vineyard is mainly composed of clay and limestone , 70% of the planted vines are Merlot, 20% are Cabernet Franc, 10% are Cabernet Sauvignon, and the planting density is 6,000-8,000 trees per hectare.

Chateau Bellefont-Belcier comes from the Saint-Emilion classified vineyard, located on the south-facing slope of Cote Pavie, adjacent to the famous Tertre Rotebœuf and Château Pavie. The quality is excellent, the wines are often rated 88-93 points by professional experts, and the 2018 was awarded JS 95 points.

Saint-Émilion has the longest history of wine production in Bordeaux, longer than the Left Bank, dating back to a monk named Saint Émilion in the 8th century, and the wines of St-Émilion vary greatly depending on the soil in which they are grown - throughout Soils vary widely by region. Saint-Émilion's wines are mainly divided into two levels: "Grand Cru Classé" and "Premier Grand Cru Classé". Among them, "Premier Grand Cru Classé" is divided into two levels. The highest level is "Premier Grand Cru Classé A". Classé B", there are 13 wineries. There are 46 "Grand Cru Classé", and those marked "Grand Cru" do not belong to the classification of Saint-Émilion, and are the most common wineries without classification.