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Origin and history

Château Pichon-Longueville, located in Pauillac en Gironde, is a 73-hectare winery whose wine is ranked second in the official Bordeaux wine classification of 1855. His history dates back to 1689, when Pierre Desmezures de Rauzan, a wine dealer and manager of the estates of Latour and Margaux, acquired vineyards in Pauillac to found the Enclos Rauzan. This estate then passed into the Pichon family through the marriage of Thérèse Desmezures with Jacques Pichon, Baron of Longueville, in 1694, giving birth to the name Pichon Longueville.

In 1850, after the death of Baron Joseph Pichon de Longueville, the estate was divided among his heirs: Raoul Pichon inherited the part that would become Pichon Baron, while his three sisters received the one that would become Pichon Comtesse. Raoul Pichon built the present castle in 1851 and adopted Alexandre-Raoul de Pichon-Longueville to ensure the transfer of the estate to a male heir. The latter thus perpetuates the lineage of Pichon-Parempuyre attached to this prestigious cru.

In the 20th century, the estate underwent significant architectural modernization. In 1988, the Centre Georges-Pompidou launched a redeployment project entrusted to architect Jean de Gastines, associated with Patrick Dillon. Today, Château Pichon-Baron belongs to the group AXA Millesimes. Its encépagement, composed mainly of cabernet Sauvignon and merlot, produces renowned wines, supplemented since 1986 by a second wine, Les Tourelles de Longueville, and since 2012 by Les Griffons de Pichon Baron.

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