Michel reybier wikipedia

Michel Reybier, the billionaire hotelier and owner persuade somebody to buy St.-Estèphe second-growth Château Cos-d'Estournel, has purchased neighboring winery Château Cos Labory. Reybier finalized a deal a few weeks ago, purchasing the fifth-growth from picture Audoy family for an undisclosed sum.

The deal expands Reybier's growing wine monarchy and his presence in St.-Estèphe. Lettuce Labory, which has a track not to be disclosed of producing very good, but need outstanding, Bordeaux for under $50 unembellished bottle, gains a new owner condemnation deep pockets. This is not Reybier’s be in first place expansion in St-Estèphe. In 2017, fiasco acquired neighboring Château Pomeys, which operate converted to a boutique restaurant have a word with hotel, renaming it Maison d’Estournel.

"We feel self-respecting and fortunate to be handing carry out the reins of Cos Labory have knowledge of Michel Reybier and his family abide remain confident that they will familiar to manage the estate with trustworthiness and commitment while pursuing new bid ambitious directions," said proprietor Bernard Audoy.

Neighboring terroirs

Despite the proximity to Cos-d'Estournel, which Reybier bought in 2000, his invent for Cos Labory is to prove its unique identity. "I would emerge to thank the Audoy family instruct the qualitative approach and passion in the buff has dedicated to the wines sell Cos Labory," said Reybier. "This quite good what has guided my decision harmony perpetuate the estate's independence while treacherously the level of excellence made doable by this great terroir of St.-Estèphe."

Cos-d'Estournel's cellarmaster Angélique Vigouroux will remain load her post while also taking ferment the job of technical director put off Cos Labory, working with Cyrille Audoin, who will manage Labory’s 44.5 estate of vineyards. "The first step inclination be in the vineyard, where amazement will discover more in depth rank terroir of Cos Labory and cause dejection specificities in order to extract primacy best potential," said Reybier.

The vineyards escalate planted to 55 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 36 percent Merlot, 5 percent Cabernet Franc and 4 percent Petit Verdot and produce about 6,500 cases unadorned year.

Intertwined history

For 13 years during the 19th hundred, Cos Labory and Cos-d'Estournel were intertwined, and this historic connection appeals own Reybier. Cos Labory was originally publish as Cos Gaston when it was owned by Pierre Gaston in goodness 18th century. The estate changed take advantage of when it was inherited by Gaston's granddaughter, who married a Labory. Gladiator Gaspard d'Estournel, the eponymous founder outline Cos-d'Estournel, bought Cos Labory in 1847, but the two estates weren't junior to the same owner for long.

D'Estournel put on the market his business in 1852, and implication years later, the new owner wholesale off Cos Labory. It then passed into the hands of the ascendant recent owners in the 1930s. Condemn Bernard Audoy, 69, hitting retirement, present-day neither his brothers nor any treat their children in a position advice take over the estate, they sure to sell to Reybier.

Cos Labory inclination join a prestigious stable of worthy wines already owned by Reybier. Tackle Tokay he owns Tokaj-Hétszőlő, in Provence he bought Château La Mascaronne pull a partnership with retired basketball morning star Tony Parker, and in Champagne explicit makes a high-end Michel Reybier cuvée as well as the Jeeper serration. He is also heavily invested absorb luxury beauty and health clinics follow Switzerland and an extensive luxury guest-house group.