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    Managing Director

    Pierre Lurton

    President & CEO, Château d’Yquem

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    Portrait of Pierre Lurton

    Portrait of Pierre Lurton

    i. Biography

    Pierre Lurton is a Bordeaux wine executive and winemaker associated with Château d’Yquem, Château Quinault L’Enclos, and his own property, Château Marjosse. Official and trade sources identify him as President & CEO of Château d’Yquem in Sauternes, while other sources note that he has long directed Château Cheval Blanc and has overseen Quinault L’Enclos through the Cheval Blanc team. Château Marjosse is his personal estate in Grézillac, where he produces Bordeaux wines from the vineyard surrounding the historic chartreuse.

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