The syndicat viticole de Margaux
Our mission and
our commitments
The Margaux Winegrowers’ Association brings together all wine producers within the Margaux appellation. Recognised by the French National Institute of Origin and Quality (INAO) as a Defence and Management Organisation (ODG), it works to preserve and promote the identity of the appellation.
Its role is to protect the Margaux name, its terroir and its wines, while promoting the local traditions and expertise that contribute to the appellation’s character. The Association also helps develop and uphold the appellation’s specifications, as well as implementing its control and inspection plan, carried out by the QUALISUD certification body.
The Margaux appellation
The Margaux appellation was granted Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) status in 1954. It is home to more Classified Growths from the 1855 classification than any other appellation in the Médoc, with twenty-one of the sixty-one châteaux included in the classification.
Located just 25 kilometres from Bordeaux, the Margaux appellation covers just over 1,500 hectares across four communes: Arsac, Labarde, Margaux-Cantenac and Soussans.
Today, sixty-two winegrowing estates make up the community of Margaux producers, ranging from the smallest at 0.2 hectares to the largest, with just over 120 hectares of vines within the appellation.
Margaux wines represent approximately 56,000 hectolitres of annual production, equivalent to around 1% of Bordeaux’s total wine production, or approximately 7 million bottles.
The Association is governed by a board of directors comprising 19 members, all of whom must be members of the Association and are elected by the General Assembly. The Executive Committee is elected by the Board of Directors for a three-year term. It is responsible for implementing the Association’s decisions and putting forward proposals. It comprises 8 members:
Chairman: Denis Lurton, Château Desmirail
Treasurer: Philippe Delfaut, Château Kirwan
Vice-Chair: Marjolaine de Coninck, Domaines P.
Vice-Chair: José Sanfins, Château Cantenac-Brown
Secretary-General: Gonzague Lurton, Château Durfort-Vivens
Members: Mélanie Fabre, Château Bellevue de Tayac | Paloma Sénéclauze, Château Marquis de Terme | Claire Villars-Lurton, Château Ferrière | Jean-Philippe Quié, Château Rauzan-Gassies | Régis Bernaleau, Château Mongravey | Laurent Vonderheyden, Château Monbrison | Emmanuel Cruse, Château d’Issan | Axel Heinz, Château Lascombes | Nicolas Portet, Château Tayac | Alexandre Van Beek, Château Giscours | Jean-Michel Garcion, Château Haut-Breton Larigaudière | Henri Lurton, Château Brane-Cantenac | Edouard Miailhe, Château Siran | Eric Leglise, Château Le Coteau