The second wine of 2nd Growth Chateau Durfort Vivens. The Durfort de Duras were a powerful family in the Southwest of France that came to Margaux in the 14th Century. In 1824, the Viscount of Vivens name was added to that of Durfort. Thomas Jefferson, the American ambassador to France and future president, was a wine connoisseur and ranked it directly after Lafite, Latour, and Margaux in his fascinating travel diaries.