Description
Château-Grillet is both an appellation and a producer of the Rhône Valley. It is one of the first appellations created in France; the wine history of Château-Grillet dates back to the 3rd century, and the notoriety of the estate and its wines can be found through the ages (for example, the Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais had around 300 bottles of Château-Grillet in her cellar). Château-Grillet was listed as a National Heritage in 1976, and was bought in 2011 by François Pinault, also owner of Château Latour in Bordeaux.
