Wines classified in: 2ème Cru Classé (1855)
Château Durfort-Vivens
The history of Château Durfort-Vivens dates back to the 14th century when the Durfort de Duras family moved to Margaux and builds le château. A few centuries later, Robert-Adrien Labat de Vivens became the unique owner and teases his name...
Wine detailsChâteau Montrose
History Château Montrose appears in history during the 19th century thanks to Théodore Dumoulin. Château Montrose takes its name from the color of the heather that once covered the domain , whose pretty colour of wine lees is well known....
Wine detailsChâteau Rauzan-Ségla
The history of Château Rauzan-Ségla begins under the reign of Louis XIV, when Pierre de Rauzan acquires the estate in 1661. Over time, generations of Rauzan succeed at the head of the property. The reputation of Rauzan-Ségla’s wines is growing...
Wine detailsChâteau Léoville Poyferré
The history of Château Léoville Poyferré is completely linked to the Gascon culture. Indeed, typically Gascon, the name “Poyferré” means a “point férré”, a section of pavement where horses and vehicles must wear irons. Classified Second Cru in 1855, this...
Wine detailsChâteau Léoville Barton
History The château which became the property of Château Léoville-Barton was built in 1758 by Monsieur de Pontet with the particularity of having under the private apartments, ageing cellars in the form of a vaulted crypt where everything is silence...
Wine detailsChâteau Ducru Beaucaillou
History The history of Château Ducru-Beaucaillou dates back to the early eighteenth century, more precisely in the year 1720. It is so named because of the beautiful (and large) pebbles characteristic of its unique wine terroir. In an original way...
Wine detailsGrand vin de Léoville du Marquis de Las Cases
History The history of the Domaine de Léoville dates back to 1604, when the Domaine de Léoville, facing the Gironde, was at the time one of the most important properties of the Medoc. The vineyard was owned by the wealthiest...
Wine detailsChâteau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
The history of this estate began in 1686, when Pierre de Mazure Rauzan, rich merchant and bourgeois of Bordeaux, bought parcels of vines near the seigniory of Latour and created a vineyard, the Enclos Rauzan. A little later, his daughter...
Wine detailsChâteau Lascombes
Central character in the history of Château Lascombes, who bequeathed his name, Knight Antoine de Lascombes is the oldest known owner. Born in 1625, he anchored the estate’s destiny. One of his descendants, Jean-François de Lascombes, councilor in the Parliament...
Wine detailsChâteau Gruaud Larose
The Abbé Gruaud, a worthy representative of the ” Noblesse de la Robe” , drew the history of the Château in 1725. The famous Bordeaux wine broker Lawton spoke about the wines of a certain “Lord Gruaud” in 1755, a...
Wine detailsChâteau Cos d’Estournel
Histoire The history of Château Cos d’Estournel begins in 1811 when its owner Louis Gaspard Lacoste of Maniban Marquis d’Estournel, having inherited some vineyards near the village of Cos, decides to vinify them separately. The wine of Cos d’Estournel was...
Wine detailsChâteau Brane-Cantenac
History Château Brane-Cantenac became part of the Bordeaux wines history when it was ranked second in the official classification of Bordeaux wines of 1855. Three centuries ago, the vineyard was called Hostein and owned by the Gorce family. In 1866, the property...
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