Ch Latour and Domaine René Engel

So, who will be winemaker at Domaine René Engel of Vosne-Romanée if the rumours are true that François Pinault, owner of Ch Latour, is about to buy it?

 

Burgundy-lover Frédéric Engerer will be in his element managing it of course, but they will need a really talented Burgundian out of the top drawer to spend the time in the vineyards and cellar and make of that sublime fruit something up to the standard of the best that the super-talented late Philippe Engel produced. Several of the larger employers in Burgundy must have cause for concern as the Pinault team...