Chateau Lascombes
Some Locals Suggest The Estate, Which Is Situated On The Highest Knoll Of Margaux, Takes Its Name From "La Côte" (French: Height) Via "Lascote" To "Lascombes". Antoine De Lascombes Inherited Or Had Possession Of The Estate From The Durfort De Duras Family, With Whose Properties In The Bordeaux It Remained At First Integrated; Wine Is First Mentioned In The Eighteenth Century The Domaine Was Separated From The Property Of The Comtes De De Duras And Was Inherited By Jean-françois And Anne De Lascombes. Jean-françois De Lascombes Was A Councillor At The Parlement Of Bordeaux, King's Procureur At The Admiralty And A Member Of The Académie De Bordeaux . The Vineyard Remained The Property Of The Lascombes Family For Three Generations Until After The French Revolution.until 1860 The Estate Bore The Name Domaine De Lascombes.
Through Sales And Inheritance The Estate Passed Through A Succession Of Owners, Until It Was Formed Into A Company In 1926, With The Ginestet Family, Then Owners Of Château Margaux, As Major Shareholders. During The Later Stages Of World War Ii The Country House Served As A Headquarters For The Allied Forces.
Château Lascombes Was Purchased By Alexis Lichine And A Syndicate Of American Investors That Included David Rockefeller, In 1952. Shortly Before, Lichine Also Purchased Another Margaux Estate, Château Prieuré-lichine. Lichine Improved The Vineyards Through His Expertise And Commitment. In 1971 The Backing Company Was Taken Over By The British Brewing Company Bass Charrington, Bringing The Lichine Era To An End.
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