Château Latour Owner Buys Burgundy Domaine

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Bruce Sanderson
Issue: November 30, 2006

French businessman François Pinault, owner of Bordeaux first-growth Château Latour, has purchased Domaine Engel in Burgundy's Vosne-Romanée appellation for an undisclosed price. The 15-acre domaine includes prime plots in the premier cru Vosne-Romanée Les Brûlées vineyard and the grands crus Echézeaux, Grands Echézeaux and Clos de Vougeot.