Château Clarke

Producer description of "Château Clarke"

The winery is located in the Listrac-Médoc commune, or area of the same name in the Médoc (Bordeaux). In the Bordeaux classification according to the old system, which is no longer valid, it was last classified as "Cru Bourgeois" in 2003. The first vineyards called "Granges" were planted by the Cistercians as early as the 12th century. In 1750, it came into the possession of the Irish Clarke family and thus received its present name. After several changes of ownership, the castle was demolished in 1950 and the vineyards abandoned. In 1973, the property was bought by Baron Edmond Adolphe de Rothschild (1926-1997) together with the neighbouring Château Malmaison and rebuilt from scratch. An ultra-modern winery was built, the vineyards were replanted and, as a result, the estate became a great up-and-comer in the Médoc from the early 1980s. After the death of his father, Baron Benjamin de Rothschild (1963-2021) took over in 1997.

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