In 1973, when Baron Edmond de Rothschild learned the Château Clarke was for sale, he began to dream. Yet the winery lay abandoned.
At the same time, a few kilometres away, Château Margaux and its Premier Grand Cru Classé were also on the market.
Sa vision et son audace lui donneront raison puisque cinquante ans plus tard, le Château Clarke est devenu une icône de la région et l’un des joyaux de l’appellation Listrac-Médoc. Why would anyone choose the former? For the challenge? Possibly. For the passion? Probably. But mostly for all the richness and potential of this terroir. The Baron’s vision and daring would prove him right: fifty years on, Château Clarke is an icon in the region and one of the treasures of the Listrac-Médoc appellation.
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