Libourne

Near the medieval town of Libourne in southwestern France, the vineyards of Pomerol fan out northeast, covering the landscape like a quilted blanket of vines, an agricultural scene punctured only by the soaring neo-Gothic spire of Saint-Jean de Pomerol towering above the tiny appellation .

The Remarkable Rise of Le Pin Will Lyons 2011

In "The World Atlas of Wine," Hugh Johnson states that the whole area is a giant gravel bank; toward the town of Libourne, the soil is more sandy, while where the commune meets Saint-Emilion, it contains more clay.

The Secret of Pomerol Will Lyons 2010

The owner of Libourne, Hotel Loubat, was the majority owner of Pétrus until the late Jean-Pierre Moueix secured partial ownership in 1961 and 100% of the estate in 2002.

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

MAILING ADDRESS: c/o SA Ets Jean-Pierre Moueix, BP 129, 54, quai du Priourat, 33502 Libourne

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

Like him or not, Michel Delon, ably assisted by Michel Rolland not the Libourne oenologist and Jacques Depoizier, consistently made one of the greatest wines in the Médoc during the 1980s and 1990s.

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

As part of her dowry, Mlle. de Bellon, daughter of the mayor of Libourne, brought the lands known as “Haut-Brion” in the village of Pessac.

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

Like him or not, Michel Delon, ably assisted by Michel Rolland not the Libourne oenologist and Jacques Depoizier, consistently made one of the greatest wines in the Médoc during the 1980s and 1990s.

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

MAILING ADDRESS: c/o SA Ets Jean-Pierre Moueix, BP 129, 54, quai du Priourat, 33502 Libourne, France

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

The owner of Libourne, Hotel Loubat, was the majority owner of Pétrus until the late Jean-Pierre Moueix secured partial ownership in 1961 and 100% of the estate in 2002.

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

Modernizations to the cellars, the introduction of a second wine, the elevated use of new oak, the increasingly watchful eyes of Didier Cuvelier, and the genius of the Libourne oenologist Michel Rolland have finally pushed Léoville Poyferré into the elite of St.

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005