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June 14, 2022

Commanderie de Bordeaux in Paris - Visits to Pauillac and Margaux, 6th & 7th May 2022

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Commanderie de Bordeaux in Paris, 6th & 7th May 2022

Visit to Châteaux d’Armailhac – Mouton & Clerc Milon

Managed by the company Baron Philippe de Rothschild

Tasting at Château Giscours – Visit to Château Siran


Adrian Shaw enabled us to receive a magnificent welcome for a visit on 6th May 2022:

- of the new vat room and barrel storehouse at Château d’Armailhac, where we were received by Hervé Gouin, Sales Manager of the three wine estates, and by the Manager of Château d’Armailhac, Lucie Lauilhé.

- the vat room and barrel storehouse of Mouton Rothschild, 1er Grand Cru Classé, as well as the Museum of Wine Art, with its collection of ancient wine artefacts and the Art and Label exhibition, where our future Commandeur, Junna Yamaguchi, received in person from Julien de Beaumarchais de Rothschild her certificate of approval to become a member of the Commanderie, alongside our Maître (and in the background of the photo, Camille, Philippe and Julien, Baroness Philippine de Rothschild’s three children).

We were able to watch very intently and with great interest the procedure of racking by candlelight. 

- Afterwards a visit of the vat room and barrel storehouse of Clerc Milon, where we were welcomed by the Estate Manager, Caroline Artaud

Then we had an aperitif (Champagne Barons de Rothschild) on Clerc Milon’s rooftop patio, followed by a superb lunch, during which we tasted the wines of the 3 Châteaux, as well as a dry white wine, Opalie from Château Coutet.  

Lucie Lauilhé, Hervé Gouin and Caroline Artaud


We concluded the day at the Village de Bages, at the Hôtel de Cordeillan-Bages, for a ‘debriefing’ and returned to the Relais de Margaux, where we enjoyed the tranquillity of the golf course.

Saturday 7th May began with a tasting at Château Giscours, organised by Antoine. We tasted:

- Haut-Médoc Giscours 2018

- La Sirène de Giscours 2018, second wine of Château Giscours

- Château Giscours Grand Cru Classé 2018

Followed by a tasting of these three wines en primeur.

Then we were able to take a leisurely walk around the magnificent gardens of the Château.

In the afternoon, we visited Château Siran, accompanied by glorious sunshine and went up to the rooftop patio where we had a magnificent view over the vines of Château Siran and Château Giscours.

We tasted two wines:

- S de Siran 2018

- Château Siran 2018


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