Château

Château Crabitan-Bellevue

shah-TOH krah-bee-TAHN bell-VEW
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A Sainte-Croix-du-Mont of the Solane family, coopers turned growers, at Crabitan since 1870 on the slopes that look across the Garonne to Sauternes.

The château

The Solanes have grown vines at Crabitan, on the heights of Sainte-Croix-du-Mont, since 1870. They were coopers first, and built the vineyard up little by little; Nicolas Solane carries it on today. The slopes face Sauternes across the river, on clay and limestone, and the estate holds the Haute Valeur Environnementale (High Environmental Value, the French state’s environmental certification for farms) label.

The heart of the house is its sweet Sainte-Croix-du-Mont. Alongside it the family makes a sweet white Premières Côtes de Bordeaux of 100% Sémillon, raised in stainless steel, a red Côtes de Bordeaux and a red and a white Bordeaux.

At a glance

Appellation
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont; Premières Côtes de Bordeaux, sweet white; Côtes de Bordeaux, red; Bordeaux
Commune
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
Classification
No classification
Owners
The Solane family, at Crabitan since 1870
Direction
Nicolas Solane
Soil
Clay and limestone Terroir of Sainte-Croix-du-Mont →
Grapes
Premières Côtes de Bordeaux: Sémillon 100%
Farming
Haute Valeur Environnementale
Wines
Château Crabitan-Bellevue, Sainte-Croix-du-Mont and Premières Côtes de Bordeaux; Côtes de Bordeaux red; Bordeaux red and white

Sources

Institutions
Premières Côtes de Bordeaux, the producers; Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux, Château Crabitan-Bellevue; Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux, Château Crabitan-Bellevue
Its own publications
Château Crabitan-Bellevue, legal notice

Revised September 23, 2026. How I choose sources

The record

Château Crabitan-Bellevue is in the Sainte-Croix-du-Mont appellation.

Private

By invitation only.

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