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A brief history of Château Margaux
The region called Margaux was named as “La Mothe de Margaux” (the Margaux mound) in the XII century.
The old name didn’t happen by chance.
In a flat region like the Médoc, the slightest “mound” easily stood out.
This is because the greatest wines always emerge from sloping land that ensures good drainage.
In 1152, England advanced into Aquitaine and continued until 1453.
Thus Bordeaux wines benefited from this new market.
In the ten years from 1572 to 1582, Pierre de Lestonnac completely restructured the property.
At the end of the XVII century, Château Margaux occupied 265 hectares.
A third of the estate planted vines, which remains the case today.
Then in 1705, the London Gazette advertised the first auction of 230 barrels of “Margose”.
Later, the 1771 vintage became the first “claret” to appear in a Christie’s catalogue.
In 1896, Count Pillet-Will, Margaux’s owner, employed Pierre Moreau to manage the property.
Subsequently, Pierre Moreau’s most important innovation involved bottling the wine at the château, which he adopted in 1924.
This guaranteed authenticity for the buyers.
In 1950, the Ginestet family acquired the whole property.
In 1977, André Mentzelopoulos bought the property.
The Mentzelopoulos family continues to own Margaux.
1944 wine gift – Château Margaux 1944
The Château Margaux 1944 is a rare, historic, and very old vintage wine.
The weather conditions during this year did not make much of an impact on people’s minds, more preoccupied very probably by other events…
Château Margaux 1944 was once rather fine, elegant and appealing.
Today, it has faded…
Finally, the award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London offers this 1944 wine gift – Château Margaux 1944.
