Château La Gurgue

The history of Château La Gurgue is closely linked to the village of Margaux as two of its owners successfully became its mayors. The first was Mr. Peixotto, a wealthy Portuguese banker, who extended the estate. The second one, Mr. Camille Lenoir, who gave his name to the château but it later returned to be called 'La Gurgue', the name of a locality of the village. In 1978, Bernadette Villars undertook to upgrade the technical equipment and restore the vineyard. Her work paid off because by 1988, it was ranked as one of the ten most typical wines of Margaux. Today, it is run by her daughter Claire Villars Lurton, who was only 25 when she took over the management of her family estates including Châteaux Ferrière, Haut-Bages Libéral and La Gurgue. La Gurgue's vineyards are spread over 10 hectares and half the plots are surrounded by the vineyard of Château Margaux. The plantings are comprised of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. Eric Boissenot, the Left Bank's top enologist (with his father, Jacques), consults for the estate.