Jean-Pierre Moueix
Jean-Pierre Moueix is the name of one of the most famous wine trading houses in Bordeaux . It is based in Libourne and also focuses on the wines of Libournais , the region around Saint-Émilion and Pomerol .
In 1930 , Jean Moueix, from the Corrèze department in central France, bought Château Fonroque in Saint-Émilion . His son Jean-Pierre (1913-2003), born in Liginiac , began trading wine and in 1937 founded the wine trading company Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix .
With a lot of instinct, conviction and perseverance, he built himself a prominent position as a negociant in the following decades . In addition to the business of direct sales of purchased wine, he bought several wineries from the 1950s.
In 1952 he acquired Château Magdelaine in Saint-Émilion , which was classified as Premier Grand Cru Classé B three years later . The Châteaux Trotanoy , Lafleur-Pétrus and Lagrange followed in Pomerol in 1953. In 1963 he took over the management of the Château Latour à Pomerol . In 1964 he took over the management of Château Pétrus , an estate that he acquired a little later. He bought among others Château La Grave (1971), Château Lafleur Gazin (1973), Château Certan Marzelle and Château Hosanna (1999). In 2002 the company became a partner in Château La Providence.
Under the leadership of his son Christian, the activities were expanded to include California (Dominus and Napanook), but in 2000 they separated from 13 properties in Fronsac and Canon-Fronsac . La Dauphine, Canon de Brem, Canon Moueix and la Croix Canon, among others, were affected.
Édouard Moueix, Christian's son, is currently in charge of sales for the American market.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix ( Memento of the original of September 23, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
