The second wine of Château Marquis d'Alesme-Becker; see there.
The vineyard is located in the commune of Margaux in the area of the same name in the Médoc (Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux). Its immediate neighbour is the famous Château Margaux. The vineyards were among the first three estates to be planted in Margaux by the Marquis Francois d'Alesme back in 1585. In 1810, a Dutch merchant named Becker bought the estate and added his name to it. At the beginning of the 20th century, it...
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