Florent Genty Commercial Director until Nov. 2022 Working at the estate since 2016 Met by Gerda at the Château Château Léoville Las Cases 2ème Grand Cru Classé en 1855 Saint-Julien Gerda: Tell us about you… Florent Genty: I come from the Loire Valley, I have been passionate about wine since I am young. I […]
Nicolas Glumineau General Manager Working at the estate since 2012 Met by Gerda at the Château Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2ème Grand Cru Classé en 1855 Pauillac Gerda: Tell us about you… Nicolas Glumineau: This is my personal motto: I take inspiration from the past and the land to imagine the wines […]
Noëmie Durantou Co-Manager and Winemaker Working at the estate since 2016 Met by Gerda at the Château Château L’Eglise-Clinet Pomerol Gerda: Tell us about you… Noëmie Durantou: I am a young winegrower passionate about what I do. Qualified engineer I also went to theater school. I try to work like my father: working with my […]
Laurent Fortin General Manager Working at the estate since 2013 Met by Gerda at the Château Château Dauzac 5ème Grand Cru Classé en 1855 Margaux Gerda: Tell us about you… Laurent Fortin: I am a wine entrepreneur. I often say: “I am not in the wine business, I am in the business of wine”. […]
Henri Parent Co-Owner Working at the estate since 2013 Met by Gerda at the Château Château Le Gay & Château La Violette Pomerol Gerda: Tell us about you… Henri Parent: I am a happy person, I do not take everything seriously. I do not consider myself the owner of Château Le Gay because it […]
Emeline Borie Pierre-Antoine Borie Co-managers Working at the estate since 2010 Met by Gerda at the Château Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 5ème Grand Cru Classé en 1855 Pauillac Gerda: Tell us about you… Emeline Borie: I am a globetrotter that stopped traveling because of the pandemic. I am jovial, and welcoming, I speak a lot even […]
Aurélien Valance Deputy Managing Director, Marketing and Operations Working at the estate since 2006 Met by Gerda at the Château Château Margaux 1er Grand Cru Classé en 1855 Margaux Gerda: Tell us about you… Aurélien Valance: I am passionate about wine and I have turned my passion into a job. Gerda: What are the main […]
The man who observes the nuances Thomas Duclos Consultant Oenologist Met by Gerda On the Thursday before the en-Primeurs week, I received at the office the dynamic Thomas Duclos, consultant and oenologist who is now a must in the Bordeaux vineyards. A whole man who adores humility; for him, 2021 is contemporary classicism. He […]
When Inside La Place meets Inside Bordeaux Jane Anson Author Inside Bordeaux & Wine critic Met by Gerda Jane and I have known each other for many years. This time we didn’t meet around a glass of wine but around a cup of coffee on a Monday morning, the week after the En Primeur […]
En Primeurs 2021 “This vintage is a contemporary classicism” It has been an absolute pleasure to taste and taste again all the 2021 wines last week. A lot of our customers from all around the world were in Bordeaux for the En Primeur week. I was so happy to meet again after two years of […]