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Lurton

Widely ramified French winegrowing family empire with worldwide involvement and holdings. The extended family consists of the three brothers André (1924-2019) with seven, Dominique (1932-2010) with four and Lucien Lurton (1925-2023) with eleven children. The parent winery is Château Bonnet in the Entre-deux-Mers area of Bordeaux with 240 hectares of vineyards. André and Lucien acquired numerous wine estates in the 1960s and 1970s. André's main focus was Graves with the Château Couhins-Lurton, Château de Cruzeau, Château de Rochemorin and Château La Louvière estates. He was also instrumental in the classification of Pessac-Léognan as a separate appellation. He prevented the urban sprawl and urbanisation of the area by purchasing and revitalising a large number of vineyards. André Lurton was also the first in Bordeaux to introduce screwcaps for renowned Châteaux wines.

Lurton - Großfamilie

Lucien Lurton retired in 1992 and left a wine estate to ten of his eleven children. These include Château Brane-Cantenac, Château Durfort-Vivens (run by Gonzague Lurton) and Château Desmirail in Margaux, as well as Château Bouscaut in the Graves area and Château Climens in the Barsac-Sauternes area. In 1988, André Lurton's sons Jacques and François Lurton founded a worldwide winery service company that offers consulting services in France, Spain, Italy, MoldawienMoldova, South America and Australia. In South America, "Bodegas Lurton"(Argentina in the Mendoza area) and "Hacienda Araucano"(Chile in the Colchagua area) were founded. In 1991, Pierre Lurton (Dominique's son) took over the management of Château Cheval Blanc in the Saint-Émilion area. In 2004, he also took over the management of the famous Château d'Yquem (Sauternes) as general manager. Today, the family members own around 30 wine estates with over 1,300 hectares of vineyards.

Picture: © Lurton family

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