Chateau Beaulieu
2025
Cuvée Alexandre Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rosé, Château Beaulieu
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Château Beaulieu is a family-owned estate in Aix-en-Provence, southern France, built in 1576 as a royal stronghold and now producing distinctive rosé wines from 300 hectares of vines. What sets this producer apart is its dramatic terroir: vineyards planted at 400 metres inside an ancient volcanic crater, where basalt and clay soils give the wines their mineral spine and refreshing character. The Guénant family controls every stage of production, from vineyard management through to bottling, ensuring consistency and quality across their range.
About Château Beaulieu
Vineyards have been worked on this site since Roman times, but the modern estate was established when the Château itself was constructed in 1576 as a fortification for King Henry III. The 300-hectare vineyard sits in a unique geographical position: nestled at elevation within the remains of an ancient volcanic crater, the soils combine basalt and clay, creating excellent drainage and mineral expression. This volcanic foundation, combined with the Mediterranean climate, produces fully ripe grapes with natural freshness rather than overripe heaviness. As an estate producer, Château Beaulieu retains complete control over viticulture, harvest timing, and winemaking decisions, enabling the family to express their philosophy consistently through each vintage. The winery's signature technique—applied to their flagship Cuvée Alexandre—uses direct pressing of juice separated immediately from skins, a method borrowed from white winemaking that minimises harsh phenolic extraction and delivers delicate, pale pink wines defined by restraint rather than extraction.
Château Beaulieu Wines in Our Collection
The estate's key offering is the 2025 Cuvée Alexandre, a rosé from the Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence appellation blending Grenache, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon, which achieves an 86-point score. This is a wine built for food rather than pure sipping: the direct-press method creates a pale, almost translucent colour and a flavour profile combining juicy white peach with notes of redcurrant and wild strawberry, with excellent natural acidity and a rounded mid-palate. The wine's refreshing finish makes it particularly suited to summer entertaining, aperitif occasions, or pairing with lighter cuisine. If you've enjoyed Provence rosés from other producers but found them either too heavy or lacking in structure, Cuvée Alexandre's volcanic minerality and careful winemaking offer a more refined alternative. The 86-point score reflects a wine that balances ripe fruit with restraint—ideal for drinkers who prefer complexity over simple sweetness.
Food Pairing
Cuvée Alexandre's delicate fruit, natural acidity and mineral backbone suit Mediterranean-style dishes: goat's cheese salads, grilled vegetables, herb-crusted fish, seafood pasta, and bouillabaisse. The wine's freshness cuts through richness without overwhelming delicate flavours. Try it with tomato-based dishes, white fish with citrus, or charcuterie boards featuring prosciutto and mild aged cheeses. The pale colour and refined tannins make it equally at home as an aperitif before a meal.
Why does Château Beaulieu's rosé taste different from other Provence producers?
The direct-press winemaking method—separating juice from skins immediately—minimises phenolic extraction, creating delicate flavour and pale colour. Volcanic soils at 400m elevation add mineral freshness that moderate Mediterranean warmth.
Is Château Beaulieu an estate producer?
Yes. The Guénant family owns and operates 300 hectares of vineyard and controls production entirely, from viticulture through bottling, ensuring quality and consistency across every stage.
What is the terroir that defines Château Beaulieu's wines?
Vineyards sit at 400m inside an ancient volcanic crater with basalt and clay soils. Mediterranean climate and Mistral-moderated sea breezes ensure ripe grapes with preserved acidity and mineral expression.
Who makes Château Beaulieu wines?
The Guénant family owns and operates Château Beaulieu, a 300-hectare estate in Aix-en-Provence, southern France. The château itself dates to 1576, built as a royal stronghold for King Henry III.
What style of wine does Château Beaulieu make?
Château Beaulieu specialises in crisp, dry rosé from Grenache, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. Their signature Cuvée Alexandre uses direct-press methods to create pale, mineral-driven wines with juicy stone fruit and acidity—scoring 86 points.
How much does Château Beaulieu wine cost?
The 2025 Cuvée Alexandre Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rosé is priced at £18.15 per bottle.
Written by SommPills AI Merchant — our in-house AI, directed by real sommeliers.