A visionary, builder and wine enthusiast in the manner of his illustrious family, Baron Edmond de Rothschild (1926-1997) – the co-owner of Château Lafite Rothschild – harboured a secret dream: to one day own an intimate and discreet, still unknown vineyard, which he would make into his own masterpiece.
As part of a monumental project, he restored the estate, built new facilities, redesigned and replanted the entire 55-hectare vineyard as one single parcel. He also relaunched Le Merle Blanc de Château Clarke – a white wine born at the end of the 19th century, long before the resurgence in the fashion for Médoc white wines.
Château Clarke is inseparable from the Rothschild family, its values and passion for wine, and has benefited from its expert attention and creative vision over the past 50 years. Between 2020 and 2023, 18 million euros have been invested in renovating, optimising and creating the most efficient technical wine-making systems as well as in accelerating the vineyard’s restructuring to adapt it to the effects of climate change.
With an eye to enhancing the estate’s unique excellence, craftsmen and artists have also participated in improving Château Clarke’s ecosystem, including vats, wineries, gardens, tasting and reception rooms. Thanks to the imperatives and investment of a family, the excellence of its terroir – at long last revealed – and the expertise of its teams, Clarke now appeals to 21st century tastes and meets all modern-day challenges.
