Château Margaux

The history of Château Margaux goes back to at least the 12th century, but it’s in the second half of the 1500s that it became known for the production of wine, thanks to Pierre de Lestonnac who, after buying the estate, decided to implement the cultivation of vine.
At the beginning of the 18th century, the company already owned about 265 hectares, 1/3 of which dedicated to viticulture, an extension that roughly corresponds to the current one. After passing from management to management, in 1810 the Marquis of Colonilla Bertrand Duat ordered the construction of the castle with neo-Palladian features that can still be admired today. However the turning point was in 1977, with the arrival of the Greek magnate André Mentzelopoulos. He brought huge investments, and hired prominent professionals such as the oenologist Emile Peynaud.
Later, the company was managed by various companies, until today, that is once again entirely in the hands of the Mentzelopoulos family, with Corinne replacing her father André, who passed away in 1980.
In the vineyard, the varieties are the typical Bordeaux grapes, such as cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, merlot, petit verdot, and sauvignon blanc, all planted on clayey soils, which give the wines elegance, smoothness and rigor all together. With an annual production of around 150,000 bottles of Château Margaux, alongside 200,000 of Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux and around 35,000 of Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux, every time you get to open a bottle of Château Margaux it’s an exceptional and unforgettable event, to say the least, which certainly doesn’t happen frequently.
There is no doubt that wines labeled “Château Margaux” are worth much more than their commercial price, capable as they are of giving timeless and endless emotions.