Château Chambert-Marbuzet
Château Chambert-Marbuzet is a Bordeaux wine estate of 5 hectares located in the Saint-Estèphe AOC, St.-Estèphe Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, appellation area. It belongs to the family of Henri Duboscq.Kissack, Chris, thewinedoctor.coChateau Haut-Marbuzet/ref> A ''Cru Bourgeois'' in 1932, Château Chambert-Marbuzet was elevated to the upper category of ''Cru Bourgeois Supérieur'' in 2003.crus-bourgeois.co2003 Official List Origins The local name ''Chambert'' comes from an old agricultural tool used to dig trenches between the rows of vineyards. It was also the name of a family of wine growers living in the hamlet of Marbuzet during the 19th century. In 1962, the vineyard and winery were bought by Hervé Duboscq, the founder of Château Haut-Marbuzet. Production Located in the central southern area of St.-Estephe, on the plateaus of 'Le Bouscat' and 'Des Camots', this small vineyard benefits from a ''terroir'' of alluvial gravels resting on a clay and limestone base ...
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Saint-Estèphe AOC
Saint-Estèphe () is an ''Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée'' (AOC) for red wine in the Bordeaux region, located in the Médoc subregion. It takes its name from the commune of Saint-Estèphe and is the northernmost of the six communal appellations in Médoc. Five classified growths of 1855 (Bordeaux Grands Crus Classés en 1855) are located within the appellation area. Saint-Estèphe has held AOC recognition since 1936. Historical background Vines were already being cultivated on the land around Saint-Estèphe in Roman times.Page of AOC Saint-Estèphe
on the website ''medoc-bordeaux.com'', accessed 30 January 2010. In the the wine busin ...
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