Château Beychevelle: Tasting & Drinking
As I have already mentioned earlier in this profile, it is said that Jean Louis de Nogaret (1554 – 1642), Duc d’Epernon, proprietor during the early 17th century was responsible for the naming of the estate as Beychevelle. As well as ruling the locals with an iron rod as the Governor of Guyenne, Nogaret was also an admiral of the French navy, and legend has it that French ships sailing on the Gironde were required to lower their sails in respect. This act – baisse voile in French, bacha velo in the Gascon tongue – led to the name Beychevelle.
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