What is your job? Winemaker

 

Where is your domaine? Pomerol

 

Why did you choose  to be involved with wine? By passion, because I was not born into this millieu.

 

Describe your wines in one word. Elegance

 

Your best wine moment? A Pétrus 1990, tasted with Jean-Claude Berrouet, the historic winemaker: superb…

 

Your favorite dish? A steak cooked with vine cuttings

 

Your favorite film? Seven

 

What does ‘terroir’ mean to you? Indispensable

 

 

A quotation about wine? “In matters of wine, I am an easy amateur, as I am always pleased with the best.” Winston Churchill

 

What are you most proud of? My fifteen month old son

 

Your dream? See the next question…

 

Your idea of happiness? A utopian lagoon, my family and friends, and a few good bottles.

 

An essential quality for you? Honesty

 

The most beautiful place on earth? There are too many possibilities to choose just one…

 

Your favorite swearword? Shhhh…ucks!

 

Your motto? Nunc est bibendum

 

Any last words? Life goes by too fast, let’s enjoy it!

Tags: Bordeaux, Chateau La Conseillante, Jean-Michel Laporte, La Conseillante

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