The new Château Lagrezette room at Vinopolis tells the fascinating tale of one man’s crusade (Monsieur Alain Dominique Perrin, previously head of the Richemont Group – the French luxury goods-group behind Cartier, Montblanc, Dunhill, Chloé) to restore a 15th Century château that had been neglected for over a century and its dying vineyard. Monsieur Perrin, with help from oenologist Michel Rolland breathed new life into the region, by creating a state of the art wine production facility and a new chapter in the history of Cahors wines.

More than 500 years of Malbec wine tradition will be brought to life on the last three Sundays in June where Vinopolis will be offering visitors to the tour a complimentary sampling of wine from Château Lagrezette.  Thereafter their wine will be available on the premium wine table in the tour. 

NOTES TO EDITORS:

• Château Lagrezette is available from the following stockists:
- Château Lagrezette 2004, Majestic Vinopolis, £17.99
- Château Lagrezette, leading Wine Merchants including Laithwaites, £17.99
- Cuvee Dame Honneur, Harrods and Partridges, £35
- Le Pigeonnier, Harrods and Highbury Vintners, £80

• Château Lagrezette Website - http://www.chateau-lagrezette.tm.fr/chateau_eng.html

• Vinopolis was the brainchild of wine merchant Duncan Arbuckle. The site sits beneath the arches of a Victorian railway viaduct and is over 2½ acres of space devoted entirely to the world of wine. Vinopolis opened on the 23rd July 1999.

• Vinopolis is London’s wine tasting destination at No.1 Bank End, London, SE1 9BU

• Vinopolis website – www.vinopolis.co.uk

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