Chateau Durfort Vivens

Château Durfort-Vivens ranked as a 2eme cru classe, located in the Margaux appellation in Bordeaux wine region. The grand cru classe is a classification created to showcasing the very best French wines. Owned since 1961, by Gonzague Lurton family the Durfort Vivens estate is 136-acre vineyard planted on deep gravel soils over a clay base and sand. 70 percent of the vines are Cabernet Sauvignon, 24 percent Merlot and 6 percent Cabernet Franc. In the winery, there are a range of wooden and concrete vats sized to match specific vineyard parcels. Following fermentation, winemakers select  around 40 percent of the production to go into the grand vin and the remainder goes into the second wine, Vivens