Château Pouget is a

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in the

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of the

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region of

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. The wine produced here was classified as one of ten ''Quatrièmes Crus'' (Fourth Growths) in the historic

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. MacNeil, Karen, (2001). ''The Wine Bible'', Workman Publishing, p. 885, François-Antoine Pouget inherited Château Pouget in 1748. His daughter Claire married Pierre-Antoine de Chavailles in 1771. Over one and a half centuries, the Pouget de Chavailles family was in charge of Château Pouget. They had sometimes to face difficulties, as when, during the French Revolution, their properties were requisitioned, but they also met with great success, as Château Pouget was classified as a fourth Cru Classé in 1855. The château itself used to be a cellar, its front portion was turned into a house during the second half of the 19th century. Two marble medaillons on the frontage of the house commemorate the different classifications of Château Pouget.

References

External links

Château Pouget official site
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