Our selection of chateaux margaux : From Engels to Karl Marx: "What is your greatest happiness?" From Karl Marx to Engels: "A bottle of Château Margaux 1848!" The origins of the château Margaux come from the twelfth century, « la Mothe de Margaux » stood right at the place of the current castle. At that time, there were no vineyards on the estate. Following the 100-year-war, during the sixteenth century, the family Lestonnec, especially Pierre de Lestonnec, (...)