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TARIFF THREATS AND GEN Z SOBRIETY HAVE PUT BORDEAUX ON RED ALERT

In 1978, in a notary’s office in Bordeaux, May-Eliane de Lencquesaing’s life changed dramatically. Drawing lots with her siblings for their father’s estate, she inherited Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande in Pauillac. It began a five-decade journey in wine that none could have predicted, one that carries on today with her South African estate, Glenelly

The passing of its former owner in July this year signalled the end of a truly formative era for this now-famed Right Bank Bordeaux estate. Almost rags to riches, its rise to the top is a captivating tale of personal ambition and defiant determination

Each month our editorial team tastes a lot of wine, but not all of it makes it onto the page. So here’s our in-house pick of other great wines we’ve tried

E veryone knows her as Bepa, though Josipa ...