Château Margaux

Alexis Leven-Mentzelopoulos takes ouver as head of Château Margaux

Corinne Mentzelopoulos, Chief Executive Officer for 43 years of the holding company which owns Château Margaux, has decided to retire and hand over the reins to her son Alexis Leven-Mentzelopoulos.

Her daughter Alexandra Petit-Mentzelopoulos will become President of the Supervisory Board.

It was 1977, and young, 24-year-old Corinne Mentzelopoulos was very impressed as she stepped out to the bright white stairway of the palace that was built in the 19th century. They had just finished lunch that had taken place in a dark, ramshackle dining room. She could not yet foresee that as a result of the handshake between the two gentlemen on the stairs, her life would soon change. Her father, André Mentzelopoulos, became the first Greek ...

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