The Grand Conseil du Vin de Bordeaux
October 29, 2026A new Commanderie de Bordeaux inaugurated in Malta
Inauguration of the Commanderie de Bordeaux in Malta – Thursday 29 and Friday 30 October 2026
On 29 and 30 October 2026, the Grand Conseil du Vin de Bordeaux travelled to Malta with a delegation of six Bordeaux winegrowers to celebrate the official inauguration of the Commanderie de Bordeaux in Malta.
Jean-Marc DULONG (GCVB), Adrien BERNARD (Commanderie du Bontemps), Aymar du VIVIER (Commanderie du Bontemps), Denis LURTON (Commanderie du Bontemps), Luc NEBOUT (Hospitaliers de Pomerol), Jean-Marie GARDE (Hospitaliers de Pomerol) and Corinne GARDE (Baillis de Lalande-de-Pomerol) made up the Bordeaux delegation.
On this occasion, Christian Musu, sommelier and wine collector, was welcomed as Maître of the Commanderie, alongside eleven new Commandeurs.
The ceremony took place at the Palazzo de La Salle in Valletta, followed by a gala dinner. The following day, a major tasting at the Royal Malta Golf Club gave participants the opportunity to discover the diversity of Bordeaux’s appellations, in the presence of the winegrowers from the delegation.
The Grand Conseil warmly congratulates Christian Musu and the eleven new Commandeurs and welcomes them to its international network!
Bordeaux, Toujours Bordeaux !
Wines tasted during the gala dinner:
- Maison Célène – Balarin Black Pearl
- Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 2016
- Château Desmirail 2009
- Château Laniote 2016
- Château Certan de May 2015
- Château Climens 2010
