André Lurton (4 October 1924 – 16 May 2019) was a French winemaker and winery owner. It is also the name of his eponymous winemaking group in

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which was mostly owned by him and after his death only by his children. Lurton originates from the village of Grézillac in the

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department. From the late 1940s, he took an active role in many farming and winemaking organisations, including efforts to relaunch the Syndicat Viticole de l' Entre-Deux-Mers from 1953, and the vice presidency of Syndicat Viticole des

et Bordeaux Supérieur from 1965 to 1996. From 1966 to 1986 he was director of Le Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB). As president of Syndicat Viticole des Hautes Graves et Bordeaux from 1974 to 1980, of Syndicat Viticole de Pessac et Léognan from 1980 to 1987, and of Syndicat Viticole de Pessac-Léognan from 1987, he was instrumental in creating Pessac-Léognan as a separate

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to cover the high-end subregion of Graves.André Lurton: Un homme d'exception
, accessed 2012-04-08

Wines

Vignobles André Lurton, the André Lurton group of Bordeaux wine estates, covers a total of , of which in Pessac-Légonan,Andre Lurton sells stake to Credit Agricole

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2012-03-26 and their combined annual production is 4 million bottles.André Lurton: Terroir, vineyards and cellar
, accessed 2012-04-08 In 2012, Credit Agricole Grands Crus, the vineyard-owning subsidiary of the Credit Agricole bank, bought 18% of Vignobles André Lurton, with the other 82% remaining with André Lurton and his children. Some of the châteaux fully owned by the group include: * Château Bonnet is located in Lurton's home village of Grézillac in the north of the Entre-Deux-Mers appellation. It has been under Lurton's control since 1956. * Château Couhins-Lurton, a Grand Cru Classé in Péssac-Léognan. The vineyards has been owned by Lurton since 1972, and the château and buildings since 1992. * Château de Cruzeau in Péssac-Léognan, owned by Lurton since 1973. * Château La Louvière in Péssac-Léognan, owned by Lurton since 1965. * Château de Rochemorin in Péssac-Léognan, owned by Lurton since 1973. Other châteaux managed by the group include: * Château de Barbe Blanche in Lussac Saint-Emilion, 50% ownership by Lurton since 2000 * Château Dauzac in Margaux, owned by insurance company MAIF since 1988, and managed by Lurton since 1992

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lurton, Andre French winemakers 1924 births 2019 deaths People from Gironde Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite Officers of the Legion of Honour