Chateau Belair-Monange

Château Bélair-Monange is a Bordeaux winery and vineyard rated as a Grand Cru Classé B in the classification of Saint-Émilion estates. It makes Merlot-dominant blends with Cabernet Franc and was called Château Bélair until the 2008 vintage.

The estate was formed in the 14th Century, although wine production didn't begin on the property until the 1700s. It is a close neighbor of the Grand Cru Classé A Château Ausone and was owned by the same family for much of the 20th Century, even sharing Ausone's cellars. It was managed for a time by Pascal Delbeck, who had been the head winemaker at Ausone but, in 2003, he began selling shares to the Moueix family's négociant business Éstablissements Jean-Pierre Moueix. By 2008, the Mouiex family was in complete control and the name was changed to Bélair-Montange.

In 2012, Bélair-Montange announced it was merging with the neighboring estate Château Magdelaine, which was also owned by the Moueix family. Magdelaine had been a Premier Grand Cru Classé estate, but was omitted from the 2012 review of the Saint-Émilion classifications due to the merger. It was established as far back as the 18th Century but was in disrepair by the 1950s, when it was bought by Moueix. The Moueix family refurbished both the vineyards and the winery in the '50s and for the rest of its history it made two Merlot-dominant wines. The last vintage before it was absorbed by Bélair-Montange was 2011.