In 1855, the château was awarded the title of Premier Grand Cru Classé, and was the only one of the four châteaux to achieve a score of twenty out of twenty. With the 1977 acquisition of the property by André Mentzelopoulos, Château Margaux wrote a new page in its history. Raising the Grand Vin de Château Margaux to the highest level, he reintroduced the Second Vin du Château, Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux, initiated in 1908.

Following in her father's footsteps due to his untimely death, Corinne Mentzelopoulos took up the family banner with energy and passion to maintain Château Margaux's standing as a Bordeaux masterpiece, so recognizable by its neo-Palladian allure. Vintage after vintage, the estate's crus rank among the world's finest wines.