Château de Suronde
Château de Suronde is one of the longest-established estates on the Quarts de Chaume appellation, alongside equally noble Château Belle-Rive and Château de L’Écharderie. These grand estates appeared when the slopes of this prestigious vineyards were first planted, long before the rules and regulations that define the Quarts de Chaume appellation were signed off in 1954.
The exact origins of the estate seem quite sketchy, but I know that during the early years of the 20th century the château and vineyards here were in the hands of Marcel and Roger Breyer. As described above their tenure predated the creation of the Quarts de Chaume appellation, and they thus bottled and sold their wines as Anjou, under the name of Château de Suronde, and Clos des Quarts de Chaume. The Breyer brothers were very significant proprietors in the region, although sadly I have been unable to uncover much information about them. Documents from the era, including advertising posters and even postcards, tell us that they owned not only Château de Suronde but were also responsible for harvesting and vinifying the fruit from Château Belle-Rive on behalf of its proprietor Louis Mignot. They were also the proprietors of Château de Plaisance, which sits just above the Quarts de Chaume vineyards, in Chaume, so they were apparently active and successful.
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