Sylvie Cazes of Chateau Lynch Bages buys Chateau Chauvin in St. Emilion, her first foray into the Right Bank

Christine Valette of Chateau Troplong Mondot in St. Emilion passes away.

Francois Pinault, the owner of Chateau Latour buys 3 chateaux in Pomerol, St. Emilion and Lalande de Pomerol in his continuing efforts to expand their holdings in Bordeaux.

Bordeaux chateau owner dies in tragic helicopter accident after buying chateau from the previous owner that also died in a flying incident just one day after selling estate

The UGC returns to North America January 16 for ten days to show the 2011 Bordeaux wines with stops in several major cites in the United States and Canada

For the 2011 Mouton Rothschild, the Baroness Philippine Rothschild chose the renown artist, Guy de Rougemont.

Troplong Mondot was over 15.5% in both 2009 and 2010. I accept these were vintages when sugars and alcohols, were bound to be higher.. But 15.5% is a stylistic choice, not a true reflection of climate and vintage. Today it lunges at the consumer with a hammer in its hand.