Château Dillon is
Bordeaux wine
Bordeaux wine ( oc, vin de Bordèu, french: vin de Bordeaux) is produced in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, around the city of Bordeaux, on the Garonne River. To the north of the city the Dordogne River joins the Garonne forming the ...
producer from the
Haut Médoc
Haut may refer to:
* ''Haut'' (newspaper), a newspaper published in Luxembourg
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appellation
An appellation is a legally defined and protected geographical indication primarily used to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown, although other types of food often have appellations as well. Restrictions other than geographical boun ...
of
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectur ...
. The
château
A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions.
Nowaday ...
is located in the commune of
Blanquefort. Château Dillon is used as a school of agriculture, together with
Château La Tour Blanche
Château La Tour Blanche, or La Tour-Blanche, is a sweet white wine ranked as Premier Cru Classé (French, “First Growth”) in the original Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. Belonging to the Sauternes appellation in Gironde, in ...
in Sauternes, Château Réal Caillou in Lalande de Pomerol and Château Grand Baril in Montagne Saint Emilion.
It was founded by an Irish origin family.
References
External links
Château Dillon official site
Bordeaux wine producers
Châteaux in Gironde
Monuments historiques of Gironde
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