Chateaux Profiles

Discovering Chateau Les Petits Moines 2009

We have a number of new wines arriving at Bordeaux-Undiscovered and here is a sneak preview of one that I particularly enjoyed!  (Full details will be on the website later in the week and I’ll keep you posted.) Chateau Les Petits Moines lies in the Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux appellation which is situated on the right … Read more

Anish Kapoor and Mouton Rothschild’s 2009 Label

Ending months of rumour Mouton Rothschild has announced that the label for their 2009 vintage has been designed by British sculptor, painter and visual artist Anish Kapoor. The Chateau’s press release described the commission as: “at once austere and flamboyant, the gouache he has created for Mouton Rothschild 2009 expresses the fertile thrust of plant life, the result … Read more

Is Sauternes Rebranding for the Chinese Market?

It seems that Chateau Suduiraut has launched Les Lions de Suduiraut as their Second Wine. Previously known as Castelnau de Suduiraut, the rebranding as Les Lions, with an attractive gold label featuring the lions on the heraldic crest of Suduiraut, comes hot on the heels of Chateau Guiraud‘s rebranding of their Second Wine earlier this year: Petit Guiraud (previously Le Dauphin de Guiraud). Petit Guiraud also … Read more

From Wine Collectors to Rock Collectors

How many of you have a collection of stones, fossils, shells and pebbles? Quite a few of us are prone to picking up objects from fields and beaches . . . and vineyards. I came across a conversation on Facebook the other day which was about collecting pebbles from vineyards and it got me thinking. … Read more

New Wine Film – Tu Seras Mon Fils (You Will Be My Son) – Shot at Chateau Clos Fourtet

The Saint Emilion Premier Cru Chateau Clos Fourtet is the setting for Gilles Legrand’s new film Tu Seras Mon Fils (You Will Be My Son). The film focuses on the problematic relationship between the chateau owner and his son and on the transmission of heritage and tradition in the world of wine. Paul Marseul (played by Niels Arestrup – who is … Read more

Champagne Roederer’s Bordeaux Estates

The wine press is reporting that Chateau Pichon Lalande has appointed Philippe Moreau as its new technical director following Thomas Do Chi Nam’s move to Chateau Margaux as technical director. (Margaux’s Technical Director Philippe Bascaules has left to work in Napa as Francis Ford Coppola’s estate manager and winemaker). Moreau is currently technical director of Chateau de Pez and Chateau Bernadotte, both … Read more

Discovering Chateau Millet Lartigue

The Chateau Millet Lartigue 2008 (£7.90) is one of my most recent discoveries and is a lovely wine. The chateau is owned by Jean-François Eymery who is also a wine consultant at the Dordogne Chamber of Agriculture’s Vine Academy and is involved in conservation work as well as the experimental vineyard at Monbazillac. Millet Lartigue is a … Read more