Château Dubignon

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Château Dubignon was a winery in what is today the appellation of Margaux in the Bordeaux wine region of France. The estate was classified as a Troisième Cru (Third Growth) in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, and was during its time considered the smallest cru of all.[1]

Sold by the proprietor Philippe Dubignon to Monsieur Fourcade in the 1870s, it was absorbed into his estate Château Malescot St. Exupéry, and ceased to exist.[2][3] When Malescot St. Exupéry changed ownership in 1901, the plot of the Dubignon estate, renamed Dubignon-Talbot, was acquired by a consortium of buyers (including Jean Cordier, the owner of Château Talbot), who laid the estate name to rest.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kissack, Chris, thewinedoctor.com. Médoc 1855 Classification.
  2. ^ Prial, Frank J. The New York Times (December 21, 1994). Wine Talk.
  3. ^ Peppercorn, David (2003). Bordeaux. London: Mitchell Beazley, p.83. 
  4. ^ Kissack, Chris, thewinedoctor.com. Chateau Malescot St-Exupéry.
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