Château Durfort-Vivens

Producer description of "Château Durfort-Vivens"

The winery is located in the municipality of Margaux in the Médoc (Bordeaux) region of the same name. Its origins date back to the 15th century, when it was owned by the noble Comtes Durfort de Duras family. They also owned vineyards, which later merged into the independent wine estates Château Margaux and Château Lascombes. The later US President Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), who was US ambassador at the time, noted during his visit in 1775 that the wines should be categorised just after Château Haut-Brion, Château Lafite-Rothschild and Château Margaux. In the Bordeaux classification of 1855, it was awarded second place (Deuxième Grand Cru Classé). At the beginning of the French Revolution, the family was expropriated in 1789. In 1824, the estate came into the possession of the Vivens family, who were related to Durfort and added their name to it.

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