Michel Rolland (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Michel Rolland (born December 24, 1947 in Libourne, France) is an influential Bordeaux-based oenologist, with hundreds of clients across 13 countries and influencing wine style around the world. "It is his consultancies outside France that have set him apart from all but a handful of his countrymen." It is frequently addressed that his signature style, which he helps wineries achieve, is fruit-heavy and oak-influenced, a preference shared by influential critic Robert Parker. Rolland owns several properties in Bordeaux, including Ch teau Le Bon Pasteur, Ch teau Bertineau Saint-Vincent in Lalande de Pomerol, Ch teau Rolland-Maillet in Saint- milion, Ch teau Fontenil in Fronsac, and Ch teau La Grande Clotte in Lussac-Saint- milion as well as joint venture partnerships with Bonne Nouvelle in South Africa, Val de Flores in Argentina, Campo Eliseo in Spain and Yacochuya and Clos de los Siete in Argentina.