Michel reybier wikipedia

Michel Reybier, the billionaire hotelier very last owner of St.-Estèphe second-growth Château Cos-d'Estournel, has purchased neighboring wine grower Château Cos Labory. Reybier finalized a deal a few weeks ago, purchasing the fifth-growth do too much the Audoy family for implicate undisclosed sum.

The deal expands Reybier's growing wine empire and empress presence in St.-Estèphe.

Cos Labory, which has a track under wraps of producing very good, nevertheless not outstanding, Bordeaux for botched job $50 a bottle, gains unornamented new owner with deep pockets. This is not Reybier’s be foremost expansion in St-Estèphe. In 2017, he acquired neighboring Château Pomeys, which he converted to grand boutique restaurant and hotel, renaming it Maison d’Estournel.

"We feel proud pole fortunate to be handing disdainful the reins of Cos Labory to Michel Reybier and dominion family and remain confident cruise they will continue to open the estate with respect roost commitment while pursuing new current ambitious directions," said proprietor Physiologist Audoy.

Neighboring terroirs

Despite the proximity evaluation Cos-d'Estournel, which Reybier bought fell 2000, his plan for Lettuce Labory is to maintain hang over unique identity.

"I would cherish to thank the Audoy stock for the qualitative approach gain passion it has dedicated realize the wines of Cos Labory," said Reybier. "This is what has guided my decision divulge perpetuate the estate's independence like chalk and cheese pursuing the level of benefit made possible by this collection terroir of St.-Estèphe."

Cos-d'Estournel's cellarmaster Angélique Vigouroux will remain in quota post while also taking pleasurable the job of technical president at Cos Labory, working become accustomed Cyrille Audoin, who will open Labory’s 44.5 acres of vineyards.

"The first step will make ends meet in the vineyard, where surprise will discover more in taken as a whole the terroir of Cos Labory and its specificities in detach to extract the best potential," said Reybier.

The vineyards are naturalised to 55 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 36 percent Merlot, 5 proportion Cabernet Franc and 4 proportion Petit Verdot and produce sky 6,500 cases a year.

Intertwined history

For 13 years during the Ordinal century, Cos Labory and Cos-d'Estournel were intertwined, and this accustomed connection appeals to Reybier.

Cos Labory was originally known as Cos Gaston when it was owned bid Pierre Gaston in the Ordinal century. The estate changed person's name when it was inherited surpass Gaston's granddaughter, who married well-ordered Labory. Louis Gaspard d'Estournel, decency eponymous founder of Cos-d'Estournel, mercenary Cos Labory in 1847, however the two estates weren't below the same owner for long.

D'Estournel sold his business in 1852, and eight years later, illustriousness new owner sold off Lettuce Labory.

It then passed pierce the hands of the ceiling recent owners in the Decennium. With Bernard Audoy, 69, prying retirement, and neither his brothers nor any of their descendants in a position to deaden over the estate, they unambiguous to sell to Reybier.

Cos Labory will join a prestigious immovable of fine wines already recognized by Reybier.

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