Château Montrose is a winery in the Saint-Estèphe appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. The wine produced here was classified as one of fourteen Deuxièmes Crus (Second Growths) in the original Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855.
Chateau de Beaucastel is a wine producer in Chateauneuf-du-Pape in the southern Rhone. It makes some of the most famous wines in the whole of the Rhone Valley, from a classic southern Rhone blend which includes Grenache, Mourvedre and Syrah, as well as the lesser-known Counoise and Cinsaut varieties.The estate is located in the northeast corner of the appellation. There are around 100 hectares (250 acres) planted to vine, three-quarters of which is used to make Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC wines. Chateau de Beaucastel has all 13 of the permitted grape varieties planted in the vineyard, giving the winemaking team a choice of fruit at harvest. The vines, which are up to 50 years old, are planted on a combination of sandstone, rocks and limestone, which drain freely, helping the vines produce concentrated berries.