France • 34, avenue de la 5e République, 33460 Margaux-Cantenac, France
Château Prieuré-Lichine is a Fourth Growth (Quatrième Grand Cru Classé) estate in the Margaux appellation of Bordeaux, with origins as a Benedictine priory where monks cultivated vines for religious and communal use. The property’s wines were already recognized by the 18th century under the name Le Prieuré de Cantenac and were formally ranked in the 1855 classification. Its modern era began in 1951, when the charismatic wine merchant and author Alexis Lichine – often called the “Pope of Wine” – bought the dilapidat…
