The name Beychevelle was the corruption of "Baisse-Voile" meaning lowering of sails, a custom from the time of Henri III when ships would lower their sails as a sign of allegiance on passing the Chateau. The Chateau was built in the 17th century and reconstructed and extended in the 18th and 19th century respectively. Now owned by Grands Millismes de France (Castel and Suntory groups), the estate produces a Grand Vin, Amiral de Beychevelle and a separate wine, les Brulieres de Beychevelle, which come from a few plots of wines in Haut-Medoc bordering St Julien and carries the Haut-Medoc appellation.
BTW, the website has a simplified Chinese section as well as a Japanese section, testifying to the rise of interest in fine Bordeaux wine in the Far East.
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