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The "Centre Baron Philippe" in Pauillac
A family-owned company with
a Supervisory Board chaired by Baroness Philippine de Rothschild and
a Management Board, Baron Philippe de Rothschild, S.A. has a staff
of about 500 and consolidated annual turnover in excess of 160 million
euros.
The company runs two distinct operations: Châteaux wines and
Branded wines.
CHÂTEAUX WINES
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Bordeaux |
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Château Mouton Rothschild
and its second wine, Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild, Château
d'Armailhac, Château Clerc Milon and Aile d'Argent, owned by
Baroness Philippine de Rothschild and her children. Some 700,000
bottles of these great wines are produced on average each year.
The company is also worldwide distributor, though not the owner,
of Château Coutet, a Premier Cru Classé Sauternes Barsac.
Châteaux wines
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Opus
One (Napa Valley, California), the first great Franco-Californian
wine, produced since 1979 in an equal joint venture with Robert
Mondavi Winery. Annual production: approx. 30,000 cases.
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Almaviva
(Puente Alto, Chile), a great Franco-Chilean wine produced in
partnership with Concha y Toro since 1996. Annual production:
approx. 10,000 cases.
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Domaine
de Lambert (Pays d'Oc, France), acquired in 1998 and wholly-owned
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BRANDED
WINES
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Mouton
Cadet red, Mouton Cadet white, Mouton Cadet rosé.
The world's leading Bordeaux AOC brand, now joined by Mouton
Cadet Réserve red (Médoc) and Mouton Cadet Réserve white (Graves
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The
Collection Baron Philippe (Baron Philippe Collection) : a selection
of red and white wines from the great Bordeaux appellations.
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The
Cuvées des Barons et Baronnes (Heritage range) : an exclusive
and limited selection of oak-aged wines from the great Bordeaux
appellations. |
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Under
the "La Baronnie" name, a range of red and white AOC wines for
mail order sales only. |
Branded wines in Bordeaux
The wines in these four ranges are bought directly from different
producers and marketed by the company, after having been blended,
matured and bottled at its Centre Vinicole de Saint-Laurent-Médoc,
an ultra-modern facility with its own laboratory. Total annual production
amounts to some 22 million bottles.
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Pays d'Oc |
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Baron'arques, a blended red wine produced in
cooperation with Vignerons du Sieur d'Arques and vinified at
the Capitelle de Baron'arques, near Limoux. |
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Pays d'Oc varietals: red (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah); white (Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier); rosé (Cabernet Sauvignon rosé).
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Chile |
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Escudo
Rojo, a fine branded chilean red wine made by Baron Philippe
de Rothschild Maipo Chile. |
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Chilean
varietals: red (Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère); white (Sauvignon
Blanc and Chardonnay). |
The leading exporter of Bordeaux AOC wines, Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA has sales in 150 countries around the world and is firmly established in Europe, the United States and the Far East. Its Paris-based French distribution subsidiary, RFD, also represents a wide range of other wines and spirits.
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