André Lurton

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André Lurton (born October 4, 1924 in Grézillac , France ; † May 16, 2019 ibid) was a French winemaker and initiator of the AOC Pessac-Léognan , Bordeaux .

André Lurton was born at Château Bonnet in Grézillac after his grandfather Léonce Récapet bought this castle in 1897. When his mother Denise Récapet died in 1934, André became a half-orphan. His grandfather Léonce continued to look after the wineries until he died in 1943. Lutron continued the family tradition as a winemaker, initially with wines from the region around Bonnet Castle (225 hectares, partly under the Entre deux mers appellation ), which are still valued under this name today. Over time, the family acquired other wineries, such as Château La Louvière, a Grand Cru from the Graves region in 1965, and Château Couhins-Lurton, another Grand Cru Classé.

In 1987, Lurton succeeded in regrouping plants from the large Graves wine-growing region to obtain a new Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) as a sub-region under the name Pessac-Léognan south of the city of Bordeaux. The Château Couhins-Lurton of the Lurton family has since been part of this AOC, which includes all 16 classified “Cru Classés de Graves”.

Memberships

  • Mayor of the municipality of Grézillac for 45 years
  • President of the Conseil interprofessionnel des vins de Bordeaux (CIVB) from 1966 to 1986.
  • President of the Syndicat Viticole des Hautes Graves et Bordeaux from 1974 to 1980
  • President of the Syndicat Viticole de Pessac et Léognan from 1980 to 1987

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Our Company: History. Les Vignobles - André Lurton, accessed on May 19, 2019 .
  2. ^ Pascal le Faucheur: Décès de Monsieur André Lurton. Les Vignobles - André Lurton, May 17, 2019, accessed on May 19, 2019 (French).
  3. ↑ a b c d Décès d'André Lurton, figure de la viticulture bordelaise. In: Liberation . May 16, 2019, accessed May 19, 2019 (French).
  4. ↑ Château Bonnet - Grézillac. In: La Revue du Vin de France. Retrieved May 19, 2019 (French).
  5. ↑ Château Couhins-Lutron: Cru Classé de Graves. In: pessac-leognan.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Lurton, André
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French winemaker and initiator of the AOC Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
DATE OF BIRTH October 4, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Grézillac , France
DATE OF DEATH 16th May 2019
Place of death Grézillac , France