Bernard Magrez, born 1936, is a French
wine
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magnate
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who predominantly owns
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 ...
estates, including
Château La Tour Carnet
Château La Tour Carnet is a Bordeaux wine, Bordeaux wine estate in the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, appellation Haut-Médoc AOC, Haut-Médoc. The wine produced here was classified as one of ten ''Quatrièmes Crus'' (Fourth Growths) in the ...
,
Château Pape Clément
Château Pape Clément is a Bordeaux wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, ranked among the ''Crus Classés'' for red wine in the Classification of Graves wine of 1959. It is the oldest wine estate in Bordeaux, harvesting its 700th vintag ...
, Château Fombrauge and Clos Haut-Peyraguey but also a large number of wine producing properties in other
French wine regions and other countries, including
Spain
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, Portugal,
Chile
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,
Argentina
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, Japan, Morocco and
California
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. In 2017 it was confirmed that Magrez had bought Château Le Sartre in Bordeaux's Pessac-Léognan.
Biography
A multi-millionaire, Magrez made his fortune as the founder of the
William Pitters spirits company and the low-cost red Bordeaux brand
Malesan and
Sidi Brahim.
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was offering Château Latour
Château Latour is a French wine estate, rated as a First Growth under the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, owned by Groupe Artemis. Latour lies at the very southeastern tip of the commune of Pauillac in the Médoc region to the north-west of Borde ...
for sale, and Magrez was suggested as the likely buyer.Decanter
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'' publication of "The Power List" ranking of the wine industry's individuals of influence, Magrez placed at number 29.
In 2012 expanded his Bordeaux holdings with Château Malleprat in Pessac-Léognan
Pessac-Léognan () is a wine growing area and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, in the northern part of the Graves region of Bordeaux. Unlike most Bordeaux appellations, Pessac-Léognan is equally famous for both red and (dry) white wines, altho ...
, Château Moulin d'Ulysse in Listrac-Médoc
Listrac-Médoc (; oc, Listrac de Medòc) is a commune in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
Geography
The commune is situated in the Médoc on the Route nationale 215, between Bordeaux and Le Verdon ...
, and Clos Haut-Peyraguey, a classified growth in Sauternes.
Bernard Magrez is the sole owner of four classified growth chateaux located in the different prestigious Bordeaux Classified Appellations: Chateau Pape Clement in Graves, Chateau La Tour Carnet in Haut-Médoc, Chateau Fombrauge in St Emilion and Clos Haut-Peyraguey in Sauternes.Wine Spectator Home | Wine Spectator
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References
External links
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1936 births
Living people
French winemakers
French businesspeople