Château Margaux

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The winery is located in the municipality of Margaux in the Médoc (Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux). Its origins go back to an estate called "La Mothe de Margaux" owned by the Albret family in the 12th century. After several changes of ownership, the Lestonnac family gave the estate its current size with 260 hectares of land with gardens and magnificent plane tree avenues. In 1802, it was acquired by Bertrand Douat Marquis de La Colonilla (1742-1816), who had the old manor house demolished and the château built. In 1977, the naturalised Greek André Mentzelopoulos (1915-1980) bought the estate from the previous owner Pierre Ginestet (1898-1980) for 72 million francs (9.15 million euros). The new owner invested the same amount in a new underground cellar, as well as vineyards, gardens, buildings and facilities.

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