Appellation : Haut-Medoc

The Château de Villegeorge 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.I When a group of Bordeaux wine merchants established the Crus Bourgeois classification in 1932 only six were awarded the coveted title of Cru Exceptionnel, among them Château Villegeorge. Its classification was re-confirmed in 1966.The fine quality of the deep gravelly soils did not go unnoticed by Lucien Lurton who acquired the domain in 1973 and began to bring it to life again. In 1992, when he divided his châteaux among his children, Mr Lurton put Villegeorge in the capable hands of his daughter Marie-Laure, a qualified oenologist, who had already been in charge of the vinification since 1986. In 2003, Château Villegeorge was granted Terra Vitis status for adhering to the strict rules and standards set for integrated production methods.