Champagne House Takes Over Pichon-Lalande

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Mitch Frank
Issue: December 31, 2006

The Rouzaud family, owner of Champagne house Louis Roederer, has entered into what it calls a "strategic alliance" with the family that owns Château Pichon-Longueville-Lalande, acquiring a majority share in the Bordeaux super second-growth.