Château Doisy-Dubroca

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The Château Doisy-Dubroca winery is located in the municipality of Barsac , part of the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée Barsac in the Bordeaux wine-growing region . However, the wines are marketed under the much better known name Sauternes . In the Bordeaux wine classification of 1855 it was classified as "Deuxième Cru Classé". The estate has an area of ​​3.23 hectares . The vineyards are not far from the former sister estate Château Doisy Daëne and Château Doisy-Védrines as well as Château Climens and Château Coutet . The residual sweet white wines are matured in the neighboring Château Climens, which also belongs to the Lurton family.

In addition to the Grand Vin , the winery also bottles the second wine Demoiselle de Doisy .

history

The history of the estate can be traced back to the 17th century when Jean Raymond took over an estate called Doisic in February 1677. The Védrines family came into possession of the property and the agricultural land in the hamlet of La Pinesse on June 5, 1704, through the marriage of Jean-Baptiste Védrines to Jean-Baptiste's granddaughter Marie Raymond. The first vineyards were probably created by the descendants of Jean-Baptiste and Marie. After 1794 the owners bought a plot of land from Château Coutet. The first honorable mention of a winery can be found in the work Topographie de tous les vignobles connus by André Jullien , published in 1832 . It is not known when the historical unit Doisy was split. In 1850, most of the property still belonged to Madame Dubosq, who was believed to be a direct descendant of the Védrines family. In 1851 Madame Dubosq sold the winery to the Boireau family. This unit later became known as Château Doisy-Védrines. The Faux family took over a part that was up for sale, which is still known today as Château Doisy-Dubroca. The wine merchant Jean Jacques Emmanuel Daëne acquired the second parcel for sale, which later became known as Château Doisy Daëne.

In 1855, on the occasion of the Bordeaux classification, all three estates were given a rank of Deuxième Cru Classé.

Doisy-Dubroca was called Château Doisy-Gravas after it was separated from the Doisy network. When the daughter of the Faux family married Henri Gounouilhou, there was a temporary rapprochement with Château Climens. However, Gounouilhou quickly separated from Doisy-Dubroca and sold to the brothers Camille and Marcel Dubroca. After the death of Camille, Marcel was the sole owner from 1916.

Lucien Lurton took over the winery in 1971, which has now operated under the name we know today. Louis Lurton has been responsible for the winery since 1992.

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