Actualités

15 December 2022 

Inside La Place – The Globetrotter and Biodynamy

Mathieu Bessonnet  Technical Director Working at the estate since 2020 Met by Gerda at the Gerda Château Pontet-Canet 5ème Grand Cru Classé en 1855 Pauillac   The Inside with Justine Tesseron was one of my first interviews, she is a dynamic young woman, with a real vision of Château Pontet-Canet and the wine world in […]

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15 December 2022 

Inside La Place – 50 years of career… time flies

Michel Rolland   Consultant oenologist Met by Gerda   Gerda: There are already lot of articles written about you, but could you describe yourself?  Michel Rolland: I was born at Château Bon Pasteur in Pomerol and I am a modest oenologist, that’s what is written on my business card. The best definition of my work came […]

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9 December 2022 

Inside La Place – Grand Master of the Commanderie du Bontemps

Emmanuel Cruse  Met by Gerda at the Château Co-owner of Château d’Issan 3ème Grand Cru Classé en 1855 Margaux   Gerda: Tell us about you… Emmanuel Cruse: I have been surrounded by wine since my earliest childhood. My family was wine negociant and owned several Châteaux including Pontet-Canet and Issan. I had the chance to […]

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2 December 2022 

Inside La Place – Create surprises every year

Nicolas Audebert General Director Working at the estate since 2014 Met by Gerda at the Château Château Canon 1er Grand Cru Classé Saint-Emilion Château Rauzan-Ségla 2ème Grand Cru Classé en 1855 Margaux   Gerda: Tell us about you… Nicolas Audebert: I am an agricultural engineer and oenologist, I worked for 15 years in the LVMH group: […]

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25 November 2022 

Inside La Place – Traditional & modern

Jean Triaud Co-manager Working at the estate since 2005 Met by Gerda at the Château Château Saint-Pierre 4ème Grand Cru Classé en 1855 Saint-Julien   Gerda: Tell us about you… Jean Triaud: I am a spontaneous person with a sense of responsibility. It was my grandfather, Henri Martin, who founded this company: Domaines Henri Martin, […]

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18 November 2022 

Inside La Place – Gold Wine

Aline Baly  Marketing and Communication Director, co-owner and manager Working at the estate since 2008 Met by Gerda at the Château Château Coutet  1er Grand Cru Classé Barsac   Gerda: Tell us about you… Aline Baly: I am French-American and passionate about travel, food and reading. I like to communicate with people. Thanks to my parents I […]

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10 November 2022 

Inside La Place – Cuvée 1762

Ludovic David General Manager Working at the estate since 2009 Met by Gerda at the Château Château Marquis de Terme  4ème Grand Cru Classé en 1855 Margaux   Gerda: Tell us about you… Ludovic DAVID: I am an agricultural engineer and oenologist from Cherbourg in Normandy and I lived in Madagascar when I was 6 to […]

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4 November 2022 

Inside La Place – The greatest wine is the one I will make tomorrow

Olivier Bernard (left) General Manager Rémi Edange (right) Deputy Director Met by Gerda at the Domaine Domaine de Chevalier Grand Cru Classé de Graves Pessac-Léognan   Gerda: Tell us about you… Olivier Bernard: I am passionate, and committed to my wines. My most profound philosophy is “the greatest wine is the one I will make […]

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28 October 2022 

Inside La Place – Free-thinker

Thibault Despagne Winemaker Working at the estate since 1999, 1st January Rencontré par Gerda au Château Château Mont Pérat Côtes de Bordeaux   Gerda: Tell us about you… Thibault Despagne: I come from a family of winegrowers, I am a man deeply rooted in the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers appellation. It is an extraordinary region […]

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21 October 2022 

Inside La Place – The man close to its customers

Augustin Lacaille Commercial Director vignobles Cruse-Lorenzetti Working at the estate since  2014 Met by Gerda at the Château Château d’Issan 3ème Grand Cru Classé en 1855 Margaux   Gerda: Tell us about you… Augustin Lacaille: I like working with customers directly. Being in contact with them, growing our relationship, and constantly knowing our markets. I […]

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