Prince des vignes

Nickname (prince of the vines) of the French nobleman Marquise Nicolas-Alexandre de Ségur (1697-1755) due to his extensive vineyard property; see under Ségur.

The famous French aristocratic family exerted a decisive influence on wine growing in Bordeaux. The first in the long line was the notary Jacques de Ségur (+1691), a native of Pauillac, who held the position of councillor in the Parliament of Bordeaux. In 1670, his wife Jeanne de Gasq brought the seigneurie (manor house) Lafite as a dowry to the marriage, which then developed into the Premier Cru Classé vineyard Château Lafite-Rothschild. He subsequently expanded the vineyard holdings by planting new vines and purchasing additional vineyards until 1680. Among them was a plot called "Clos de Mouton", from which Château Mouton-Rothschild emerged. His son Alexandre de Ségur (1674-1716) married Marie-Thérèse de Clausel in 1695, who brought the Premier Cru Classé vineyard Château Latour, the entire southern part of Pauillac and another vineyard as a dowry.

Ségur - Prince de Vignes und Château Calon-Ségur

Their son Marquis Nicolas-Alexandre de Ségur (1695-1755) became president of the parliament of Bordeaux (picture). Through his marriage in 1730 he came into possession of the Château Calon-Ségur. He also owned other vineyards in Médoc and Graves. Probably the most famous...

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