Aubert de Villaine
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Aubert de Villaine is co-owner and co-director of the Domaine de la Romanee-Conti
. Some of the world's most expensive wines are produced on its 4.5 acres (18,210.9 m²) vineyard
. He was originally co-director with Lalou Bize-Leroy
, both having inherited their ownership. However disagreements over the direction of the estate, led to Bize-Leroy's expulsion from the management and her replacement by her nephew.
Together with his wife Pamela, he owns and runs a domain in Bouzeron
named A & P de Villaine. This domaine has extensive plantations of Aligoté
and the de Villaines were part of the campaign to create a separate appellation for the Aligoté wines of Bouzeron, which succeeded in 1998, when Bouzeron AOC
was created.
Aubert de Villaine is also the Director of HdV (Hyde de Villaine) Wines, a highly regarded winery in Napa Valley, California. Founded in 2000, all of the partnership's fruit is sourced from Hyde Vineyard in the Los Carneros appellation.
He served as a judge at the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976.
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, often abbreviated to DRC, is an estate in Burgundy, France that produces white and red wine. It is widely considered among the world's greatest wine producers, and DRC bottles are among the world's most expensive...
. Some of the world's most expensive wines are produced on its 4.5 acres (18,210.9 m²) vineyard
Vineyard
A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice...
. He was originally co-director with Lalou Bize-Leroy
Lalou Bize-Leroy
Lalou Bize-Leroy, born 1932 as Marcelle Leroy is a female French winery owner in the Burgundy wine region. Madame Bize-Leroy is the owner of the wineries Domaine d'Auvenay and Domaine Leroy....
, both having inherited their ownership. However disagreements over the direction of the estate, led to Bize-Leroy's expulsion from the management and her replacement by her nephew.
Together with his wife Pamela, he owns and runs a domain in Bouzeron
Bouzeron
Bouzeron is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.- Wine :Bouzeron is also an appellation d'origine contrôlée in the Cote Chalonnaise sub-region of Burgundy for a white wine made exclusively from the Aligoté grape, created in 1998...
named A & P de Villaine. This domaine has extensive plantations of Aligoté
Aligoté
Aligoté is a white grape used to make dry white wines in the Burgundy region of France, and which also has significant plantings in much of Eastern Europe including Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Bulgaria. With , it was the 22nd most planted vine variety in the world in 2004...
and the de Villaines were part of the campaign to create a separate appellation for the Aligoté wines of Bouzeron, which succeeded in 1998, when Bouzeron AOC
Bouzeron AOC
Bouzeron is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée for white wine produced in the communes of Bouzeron and Chassey-le-Camp in the Côte Chalonnaise subregion of Burgundy. Bouzeron wine is produced from the grape variety Aligoté, and Bouzeron AOC is therefore the only communal-level Burgundy appellation...
was created.
Aubert de Villaine is also the Director of HdV (Hyde de Villaine) Wines, a highly regarded winery in Napa Valley, California. Founded in 2000, all of the partnership's fruit is sourced from Hyde Vineyard in the Los Carneros appellation.
He served as a judge at the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976.
Further reading
- Taber, George M. Judgment of Paris: California vs France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting that Revolutionized Wine. NY: Schuster, 2005.