CHÂTEAU DE VILLEGEORGE
Haut-Médoc Cru bourgeois
2012
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Bordeaux
Appellation
Haut-Médoc
Classification
Cru bourgeois
Varietal(s)
Cabernet Sauvignon
79 %
Merlot
21 %
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Producer's website
About this winery
History Château de Villegeorge's wines were highly sought after as early on as the 18th century, to the extent that they fetched prices equal to those of wines that would be classified as 3rd growths in 1855. In 1880 the domain was bought by the Clauzel family who turned it into a model vineyard. When a group of Bordeaux wine merchants established the Crus Bourgeois classification in 1932, only six were awarded the coveted title of Crus Exceptionnels, among them Château de Villegeorge. Its...
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