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Belle Mount Vineyards is a winery located near Warsaw, Virginia in the Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace AVA. Belle Mount is part of a 1707 plantation and land grant from the King of England to Dr. Joseph Belfield.

History
The first vines were planted in 2002 and currently there are eight acres of vineyards with a selection of Native American, hybrids and vitis vinifera wine grapes. The winery opened in 2005.

Terroir
The rolling hills of the property provide a setting moderated by the Chesapeake Bay, the Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers. The vineyards overlook Cat Point Creek and the Rappahannock River with cool breezes during the growing season. The sandy-clay loam has very good drainage and provides mineral aspects to the wine.