Château Pouget

Château Pouget is a historic wine estate in the Margaux appellation of Bordeaux, France. Its wines were included among the ten Quatrièmes Crus, or Fourth Growths, in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, giving the estate an established place within the hierarchy of classified Médoc properties. The château is associated primarily with red wine from Margaux, an appellation widely recognized for elegant, perfumed and structured Bordeaux blends. The estate's documented history reaches at least to 1748, when François-Antoine Pouget inherited Château Pouget. In 1771, his daughter Claire married Pierre-Antoine de Chavailles, after which the Pouget de Chavailles family remained responsible for the property for more than 150 years. The family's tenure included both periods of adversity and recognition. During the French Revolution, the estate's properties were requisitioned, while in the nineteenth century Château Pouget received the distinction of Fourth Growth status in the 1855 classification. The physical château also developed over time. The building had originally served as a cellar, and its front section was converted into a residence during the second half of the nineteenth century. Two marble medallions on the façade commemorate classifications associated with the estate. Château Pouget is therefore notable not only as a wine label but also as a historic Margaux property whose identity is closely tied to Bordeaux's classification system and heritage landscape. Available reference material does not identify a current owner, parent group, management team, production volume, official website, or detailed present-day commercial strategy. The estate is generally described as producing a refined and balanced red wine, but specific technical details such as grape proportions, vineyard area, annual output, and distribution structure are not established by the supplied sources.

Château Pouget is a wine property in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region. Its documented lineage begins in 1748, when François-Antoine Pouget inherited the estate. The property subsequently became connected with the de Chavailles family through the marriage of Pouget's daughter, Claire, to Pierre-Antoine de Chavailles in 1771. The resulting Pouget de Chavailles family administration continued for more than a century and a half. The estate experienced disruption during the French Revolution, when its properties were requisitioned. The available historical account does not provide a detailed chronology of the requisition, its duration, or the precise process by which the property was restored. Despite this period of difficulty, the estate later achieved an important status within Bordeaux's institutional history. Château Pouget was named one of the ten Fourth Growths in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, a classification created for the Paris Exposition and subsequently retained as a key reference for the leading wines of the Médoc and Graves. This designation established Château Pouget as a recognized classified growth of Margaux. The château's architecture also reflects its evolution as a working wine property. The building was originally used as a cellar. During the second half of the nineteenth century, its front portion was transformed into a house. Two marble medallions on the façade commemorate classifications connected with Château Pouget, linking the estate's physical identity to its recognized position in Bordeaux's classification tradition. The supplied reference material provides no reliable detail on later ownership changes, vineyard expansion, cellar modernization, winemaking personnel, production quantities, or current corporate structure. It does, however, identify Château Pouget as a Margaux winery whose principal product is classified red Bordeaux wine. Its historical significance rests on the continuity of its estate identity, its association with the Pouget de Chavailles family, its survival through revolutionary disruption, and its inclusion in the 1855 Fourth Growth category.

• 1855

  Named a Bordeaux Fourth Growth

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  Château Pouget was included among the ten Quatrièmes Crus in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855.

• 1771

  Marriage links the estate to the de Chavailles family

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  Claire Pouget married Pierre-Antoine de Chavailles. The Pouget de Chavailles family subsequently remained in charge of Château Pouget for more than 150 years.

• 1748

  François-Antoine Pouget inherits the estate

  [1]Château Pougeten.wikipedia.org

  François-Antoine Pouget inherited Château Pouget, providing the earliest specifically dated ownership event in the supplied historical record.

• Property requisitioned during the French Revolution

  [1]Château Pougeten.wikipedia.org

  The estate's properties were requisitioned during the French Revolution. The supplied source does not specify the exact year or the full consequences for the property.

• Front section converted from cellar to residence

  [1]Château Pougeten.wikipedia.org

  During the second half of the nineteenth century, the front portion of the château's former cellar structure was converted into a house.

A historic, high-end classified-growth Bordeaux wine estate associated with elegant and balanced Margaux red wine.

• Classified-growth red Bordeaux wine

  Château Pouget

  The estate's principal wine is a red wine from the Margaux appellation. Château Pouget is identified with the refined, elegant and balanced style commonly associated with the estate in reference descriptions, and its historical distinction comes from its designation as a Fourth Growth in the 1855 Bordeaux classification. The supplied material does not establish the current blend, vineyard composition, production volume, release schedule or technical winemaking specifications.

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