Chateau Margaux (Megan Mallen) |
Renowned British architect Sir Norman Foster has been hired
to revamp Chateau Margaux.
The renovation will include an underground bottle library
for past vintages and a new vinification cellar, where reds and whites will be
able to be vinified in the same part of the estate for the first time since the
1970s.
The estate will also be more suited to visitors. New meeting
rooms and tasting rooms will give the Chateau more opportunities to stage hospitality
events.
Capital Vintners buys and sells a fantastic selection of
Margaux wines
(http://www.capitalvintners.com/wines/2/bordeaux-first-growths),
so we will be looking closely at this partnership between Chateau Margaux and
Sir Norman Foster in the near future.
As Chateau Margaux is a listed building, the planning and
preparation has been slow and meticulous. Foster – in collaboration with the
Bordeaux architect Guy Tropres – will have to make sure that the building’s
treasured exterior is kept intact. However the interior will be completely
modernised.
Work is expected to start in April 2013.
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