Chateau La Tour De Mons

Château La Tour de Mons is a Bordeaux winery and estate located in Margaux, known for its blended red wines made from Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. It was rated a Cru Bourgeois Supérieur estate in the Cru Bourgeois classification and its various amendments until the category was changed in 2008.

The property is a single-block walled vineyard covering 48 hectares (120 acres) in the north of Margaux, close to the banks of the Garonne River. It is planted roughly to 56 percent Merlot, 38 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 6 percent Petit Verdot with both the grand vin Château La Tour de Mons and the second wine Marquis de Mons reflecting this ratio in their blends. The fruit is hand-picked and fermented in plot specific stainless steel vats at a low temperature. The grand vin typically sees 12 months in French oak barrels of which 40 percent is new. The winery produces roughly 33,000 cases annually.  

Château La Tour de Mons can trace its history back to the 13th century when it was known as Tour de Marsac. In the early 17th century it came under the purview of the de Mons family through marriage and was awarded its modern name.

The château was sold to the wine estate division of the French bank Crédit Agricole in the mid-1990s leading to a renovation of the winery facilities. Since 2001, it has also been the winemaking site for neighboring Château Marsac Séguineau, which is included under the La Tour de Mons portfolio.