Interesting Derencourt interview.

[Musigny 151]

I can’t say I like his wines, but an interesting and thoughtful interview
https://avis-vin.lefigaro.fr/economie-d ... qo0KSpEM3k

[Claudius2]

Musigny
I wonder if this article was well received in Bordeaux?
Some of the points made are rather controversial thus I wonder if it has raised a few eyebrows in the Bordeaux firmament?
cheers
mark

[Musigny 151]

I have not heard anything, but I am no longer privy to the gossip.
Alex might be the best person to comment on that.

[AKR]

very disappointed he won't speak 'murican

[AlexR]

Hi guys,

First off, I'm impressed that you can read French!

I think that was a good short interview with hardly anything really controversial.
The Bordelais are a lot less conservative than they're made out to be .

The one thing that suggests a debate is this statement " Planter uniquement de la vigne, c’est appauvrir volontairement un lieu, et c’est ce qui a fait la grandeur des terroirs. Sur des sols maigres, la vigne vit mieux, mais passer des siècles à cultiver la même plante sur un même terroir est une aberration".
Personally, I don't think the man is wrong, but it does make me wonder more about places in Burgundy that have been producing wine in an unbroken period lasting for 4 and 5 centuries!

Do consultants get château owners to make wines according to a recipe, so that they end up sharing common characteristics?
In my opinion, this is largely an urban myth. Heck, it started with Emily Peynaut even before Rolland.
I will allow as some of the Rolland Right Bank wines were - at one time - as bit overextracted and oaky, but times have changed.
In other words I think it would be a mistake to paint all of consultant's wines with the same brush.

Best regards,
Alex R.