The company also owns – besides its eponymous Champagne house – Anderson Valley (Australia), Porto Ramos Pintos (Douro Valley), Domaine OTT (Provence).Ĭommercial strategy: Négociants sell 100% of production and 85% is exported. Other châteaux owned: In Bordeaux, other Roederer estates are Châtraeu de Pez and Château Haut-Beauséjour. And special mention to Dame May-Eliane, who was known as La Générale for her single-mindedness and determination. Most notable previous owner: It has to be Therese de Rauzan, daughter of the man who first planted these vineyards, and the first woman to set the tone for what has always been a distinctly elegant, feminine wine.
They have names such as Virginie, Sophe and Marie-Joséphine.Ĭurrent owner: Louis Roederer, with Fréderic Rouxaud as general manager, and Nicolas Glumineau as managing director. Even the plots of vines at Pichon Comtesse reveal a feminine touch. New owner Frederic Rouzaud has continued her passion, adding to the collection (May Eliane did take a fair few of her favourites with her, and they are on display at her South African’s Glenellly estate). Over 700 pieces are on display at the orangery, including works by Weinberg, Hiroshi Yamano, Fabergé and Jea-Paul Van Lith. An artistic temperament must run in the owners here – 20th century owner Dame May Eliane de Lencquesaing collected antique glasses and contemporary glass sculptures. There are 14 of her paintings at the château, showing romantic landscapes and portraits of her family, including one of her brother-in-law, Count Henri de Lalande. 19th century owner Sophie de Pichon Longueville was a student of the great painter Francois Gérard in Paris. Managing director Nicolas Glumineau, who arrived at the property in 2012, comes from Château Montrose, where he spent five years, having previously worked at both Haut-Brion and Margaux. Image: Nicolas Glumineau, managing director of Chateau Pichon Comtesse
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