The Wine Trust is pleased to announce its newest addition on our Chateaux List. 

Once the residence of Edward III, King of England, Château Margaux was purchased in 1977 by Laura and Andre Mentzelopoulos. Lavish amounts of money were immediately spent on the vineyards and the winemaking facilities. Emile Peynaud was retained as a consultant to oversee the vinification of the wine. Apprehensive observers expected it would take several vintages before all the improvements would show up in the wine. It took just one vintage, 1978, for the world to see just how great Margaux could be. Unfortunately, Andre Mentzelopoulos died before he could see the fruits of his labor. His wife, Laura, and daughter Corinne run the show now with the help of an expert winemaking team.

Robert M. Parker, Jr. on the 1990: “100 Points. There have been so many great vintages of Margaux under the Mentzelopoulos regime that it is almost inconceivable that the 1990 could outrank the 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, and 1995, but, in my opinion, it possesses an extra-special dimension.”

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Chateau Margaux