Tasting with Noëmie Durantou Reilhac: Montlandrie and Eglise-Clinet

The Durantou family needs little introduction – creating some of the Right Bank’s finest wines, including Ch. l’Eglise-Clinet. Noëmie Durantou Reilhac – who is now at the helm of the family’s estates – dropped by our office to taste two contrasting vintages from two of the family’s properties While the 100-point-scoring Pomerol Ch. L’Eglise-Clinet is…

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Working to the beat: Smith Haut Lafitte’s Master Cooper

Wooden barrels line most of the finest wine cellars around the world – and many are made by hand. Continuing our series taking you behind the scenes in Bordeaux, we ducked into the cooperage at Smith Haut Lafitte to find out more about this special craft  Walking into the cooperage at Ch. Smith Haut Lafitte…

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