Château Dauzac

Mention of the ‘bourdieu’ (farmhouse with a vineyard) de Dauzac was first recorded in 1545 by the Benedictine monks of the Abbey of Sainte-Croix de Bordeaux. The estate was named after Petrus d’Auzac, the oldest known owner in this part of Margaux who received land in 1190 from Richard the Lionheart, King of England and Duke of Aquitaine. Eight years after it was classified in 1855, Dauzac was purchased by Nathaniel Johnston, owner of Ducru-Beaucaillou but was neglected in the beginning of the 20th century until the Johnstons sold it in 1939. After a string of family ownerships, the estate was purchased in 1989 by MAIF, an insurance company, who rolled out a massive renovation and modernisation programme in the vineyards and in the cellar. In 2020, Dauzac reverted to family ownership following its acquisition by Christian Roulleau.