The tale of Le Grand Verdus begins in 1810 with Claude Deschamps, the preferred architect of Napoleon Bonaparte and creator of the ‘Pont de Pierre’ bridge in Bordeaux. The chateau has remained within the family ever since. The vineyards of Grand Verdus are blessed with an exceptional terroir and micro-climate, with the altitude variations creating a unique patchwork of soil composed of limestone, clay and smooth riverbed gravel, giving rise to world-renowned and globally recognized bordeaux.