Pierre de Rauzan
Encyclopedia
Pierre de Rauzan was a Bordeaux wine
merchant. He served as estate manager of Château Latour
. In the 1690s he began buying land in the Médoc
near the village of Pauillac
.
de Longueville, Rauzan passed on the estate to them which became the Pichon Longueville estate that would later split to the Second growth
estates of Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
and Château Pichon Longueville Baron
. To his three sons, he bequeath 60 acres (242,811.6 m²) of vineyards around Château Margaux
that would later become the second growths of Château Rauzan-Ségla
and Château Rauzan-Gassies
.
Bordeaux wine
A Bordeaux wine is any wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France. Average vintages produce over 700 million bottles of Bordeaux wine, ranging from large quantities of everyday table wine, to some of the most expensive and prestigious wines in the world...
merchant. He served as estate manager of Château Latour
Château Latour
Château Latour is a French wine estate, rated as a First Growth under the 1855 Bordeaux Classification. Latour lies at the very southeastern tip of the commune of Pauillac in the Médoc region to the north-west of Bordeaux, at its border with Saint-Julien, and only a few hundred metres from the...
. In the 1690s he began buying land in the Médoc
Médoc
The Médoc is a region of France, well known as a wine growing region, located in the département of Gironde, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, north of Bordeaux. Its name comes from Medullicus, or "country of the Medulli", the local Celtic tribe...
near the village of Pauillac
Pauillac
Pauillac is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-Wine:The commune consists of only 3000 acres of vineyards in the Haut-Médoc between the villages of Saint-Julien to the south and Saint-Estèphe to the north, but is home to three of Bordeaux's five...
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Legacy
Upon the marriage of his daughter Thérèse to Jacques François de Pichon, SeigneurFiefdom
A fee was the central element of feudalism and consisted of heritable lands granted under one of several varieties of feudal tenure by an overlord to a vassal who held it in fealty in return for a form of feudal allegiance and service, usually given by the...
de Longueville, Rauzan passed on the estate to them which became the Pichon Longueville estate that would later split to the Second growth
Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855
The Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 resulted from the 1855 Exposition Universelle de Paris, when Emperor Napoleon III requested a classification system for France's best Bordeaux wines which were to be on display for visitors from around the world...
estates of Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is a winery in the Pauillac appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is also the name of the red wine produced by this property...
and Château Pichon Longueville Baron
Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron
Château Pichon Longueville Baron is a winery in the Pauillac appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Château Pichon Longueville Baron is also the name of the red wine produced by this property...
. To his three sons, he bequeath 60 acres (242,811.6 m²) of vineyards around Château Margaux
Château Margaux
Château Margaux, archaically La Mothe de Margaux, is a wine estate of Bordeaux wine, and was one of four wines to achieve Premier cru status in the Bordeaux Classification of 1855. The estate's best wines are very expensive...
that would later become the second growths of Château Rauzan-Ségla
Château Rauzan-Ségla
Château Rauzan-Ségla, or Château Rausan-Ségla, is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Château Rauzan-Ségla is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The wine produced here was classified as one of fifteen Deuxièmes Crus in the original...
and Château Rauzan-Gassies
Château Rauzan-Gassies
Château Rauzan-Gassies is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Château Rauzan-Gassies is also the name of the red wine produced by this property...
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