Pictures: Bodegas Henri Lurton Wines in 2024, Henri Lurton and Annette and Christian Schiller in 2024 and 2010
Pictures: Annette and Christian Schiller with Vincent Lurton, son of Henri Lurton, in New York City (2025)
The last time, I met Henri Lurton, the Owner of Château Brane Cantenac, Deuxieme Grand Cru Classe en 1855, Margaux, at a tasting organized by Panos Kakaviatos in Washington DC, he told me that in addition to the world famous Margaux estate, he is also making wine in Mexico, with his sons. Thus, when Annette and I were in Mexico City recently, we were eager to taste his Mexican wines.
See:
Pictures: Château
Brane Cantenac, Deuxieme Grand Cru Classe en 1855, Margaux: Winemaker
Dinner with Owner Henri Lurton at The Henri in Washington DC,
led by Panos Kakaviatos
Bodegas Henri Lurton
It was not easy to find his wines in Mexico City, but before dinner at Em we found Henri's wines at the Vino Dcl Contre next door. We opened them at home for our December 24th dinner.
Bodegas Henri Lurton/ lacompetenciaimports.com
Born out of an adventure that links France to Mexico. Henri Lurton, owner of Grand Cru Classé, Chateau Brane-Cantenac in Margaux, with the support of his eldest sons, Vincent & Nicolas, has made a significant investment in Baja California. Convinced by its winemaking potential, the warmth of its people and the generosity of its land, the Lurton Family is intent on creating one of Baja California’s premier wineries
One of the brand’s “secret weapons” is the fact that the “Lurton Family Business” has been firmly rooted in wine for generations. At last count, the Lurton family tree can count more than 30 wine projects around the world. Needless to say, having access to generations of information and experience can be quite useful when launching a new brand into the emerging market like Baja.
Seamlessly bridging the cultural and viticultural divide between France & Mexico has been key to the brand’s rapid rise and acceptance in both the United States & Mexico.
Bodegas Henri Lurton seeks to faithfully convey nature’s bounty and the Baja Terroir, uniting it with the mestizo vision that is based around tradition and authenticity.
Owner: Henri Lurton
Winemaker: Nicolas Lurton
Production: 3,000 cases
Bodegas Henri Lurton/ BestMexicanWineTours
Bodegas
Henri Lurton was one of the most exciting places we visited. And it's
not because it's in the middle of vineyard or because of a grand
tasting room or amazing food. It's simply the fact that we wanted to
know why a famous French family from Bordeaux France would start making
wine here.
Well it turns out that they recognize the huge potential of the Valle de Guadalupe wine region. As a very well established Bordeaux Château they came here to make their mark and be creative. Creativity is not something that is very popular in a very well established wine region like Bordeaux. You have standards set forth by the government of what type of grapes you can use and how to make the wine fair. Mexico has none of this. So for this family it was their opportunity to be creative and help promote the Mexican wine culture.
When we first pulled up to the property we thought we were in the wrong place. It is literally a warehouse winery in the middle of the country. They actually reside in a building that Casa Magoni also uses for their production. But don't let that fool you at all.
We would definitely say that they are producing some of the finest wines of Mexico's wine country. This should be a definite stop for anybody looking for quality wine. But definitely reach out to them ahead of time as they have a very small tasting room. And I'm not even sure if it's an official tasting room. It's a table that's set up in the lobby surrounded by glass walls so you can view all of the wine making equipment.
Well it turns out that they recognize the huge potential of the Valle de Guadalupe wine region. As a very well established Bordeaux Château they came here to make their mark and be creative. Creativity is not something that is very popular in a very well established wine region like Bordeaux. You have standards set forth by the government of what type of grapes you can use and how to make the wine fair. Mexico has none of this. So for this family it was their opportunity to be creative and help promote the Mexican wine culture.
When we first pulled up to the property we thought we were in the wrong place. It is literally a warehouse winery in the middle of the country. They actually reside in a building that Casa Magoni also uses for their production. But don't let that fool you at all.
We would definitely say that they are producing some of the finest wines of Mexico's wine country. This should be a definite stop for anybody looking for quality wine. But definitely reach out to them ahead of time as they have a very small tasting room. And I'm not even sure if it's an official tasting room. It's a table that's set up in the lobby surrounded by glass walls so you can view all of the wine making equipment.
Born
out of an adventure that links France to Mexico. Henri Lurton, owner of
Grand Cru Classé, Chateau Brane-Cantenac in Margaux, with the support
of his eldest sons, Vincent & Nicolas, has made a significant
investment in Baja California. Convinced by its winemaking potential,
the warmth of its people and the generosity of its land, the Lurton
Family is intent on creating one of Baja California’s premier wineries.
One of the brand’s “secret weapons” is the fact that the “Lurton Family
Business” has been firmly rooted in wine for generations. At last count,
the Lurton family tree can count more than 30 wine projects around the
world. Needless to say, having access to generations of information and
experience can be quite useful when launching a new brand into the
emerging market like Baja. Seamlessly bridging the cultural and
viticultural divide between France & Mexico has been key to the
brand’s rapid rise and acceptance in both the United States &
Mexico. Bodegas Henri Lurton seeks to faithfully convey nature’s bounty
and the Baja Terroir, uniting it with the mestizo vision that is based
around tradition and authenticity.
Henri and Annette+Christian go back Many Years
An article about Henri Lurton and his wines
- based on a tasting of Henri Lurton at MacArthur Beverages in
Washington DC - was one of my first postings on schiller wine, relased
in 2010. I remember, I had just retired from the IMF and we talked a lot
about Dominique
Strauss-Kahn (DSK), my former boss at the IMF, and the favorite to win
the 2012 French Presidential elections until a sex scandale forced him
out of the race.
A year later, Henri was in town (Washington DC) for
24 hours and invited a small group of wine writers/bloggers/officials to
have dinner with him at CityZen: Karen Taylor (France Magazine),
Michael Besche (Commanderie de Bordeaux), and Lou Marmon (GrapeLines),
Aaron Nix-Gomez (Hogshead) and myself.
The
first wine tour Annette organized was a tour with members of the Wine
Brotherhood Hochheim, to Bordeaux, from September 2 to 10, 2012. One of
the estates we visited was Château Brane-Cantenac. Henri was our host.
We went back to Château Brane-Cantenac during Bordeaux 2017 by ombiasy WineTours.
In 2024, a very special dinner with Henri at The Henri in Washington DC.
Henri Lurton: 2010 to Today
2010: With Henri Lurton at MacArthur Beverages in Washington DC
An article about Henri Lurton and his wines
- based on a tasting of Henri Lurton at MacArthur Beverages in
Washington DC - was one of my first postings on schiller wine, relased
in 2010. I remember, I had just retired from the IMF and we talked a lot
about Dominique
Strauss-Kahn (DSK), my former boss at the IMF, and the favorite to win
the 2012 French Presidential elections until a sex scandale forced him
out of the race.
See: Henri Lurton and his Chateau Brane Cantenac Wines
September
2012: An Afternoon with Owner Henri Lurton at Château Brane-Cantenac, a
Deuxieme Grand Cru Classe en 1855, in Margaux, France
The
first wine tour Annette organized was a tour with wine aficionados, all
members of the Wine Brotherhood Hochheim, to Bordeaux, from September 2
to 10, 2012. One of the estates we visited was Château Brane-Cantenac.
An Afternoon with Owner Henri Lurton at Château Brane-Cantenac, a Deuxieme Grand Cru Classe en 1855, in Margaux, France
May 2013: Tête-à-tête Dinner with Henri Lurton, Owner of Château Brane-Cantenac, a
Deuxieme Grand Cru Classe en 1855 in Margaux, at CityZen in Washington
DC, USA
Henri Lurton of Château Brane-Cantenac was in town (Washington DC) for
24 hours and invited a small group of wine writers/bloggers/officials to
have dinner with him at CityZen: Karen Taylor (France Magazine),
Michael Besche (Commanderie de Bordeaux), and Lou Marmon (GrapeLines),
Aaron Nix-Gomez (Hogshead) and myself.
See: Tête-à-tête Dinner with Henri Lurton, Owner of Château Brane-Cantenac, a
Deuxieme Grand Cru Classe en 1855 in Margaux, at CityZen in Washington
DC, USA
2017: Vineyard Tour, Cellar
Tour and Tasting at Château Brane-Cantenac with Henri Lurton, Owner -
Bordeaux Tour 2017 by ombiasy WineTours, France
See: Vineyard Tour, Cellar
Tour and Tasting at Château Brane-Cantenac with Henri Lurton, Owner -
Bordeaux Tour 2017 by ombiasy WineTours, France
Château Brane Cantenac, Deuxieme Grand Cru Classe en 1855, Margaux: Winemaker Dinner with Owner Henri Lurton at The Henri in Washington DC, led by Panos Kakaviatos
Pictures: Château Brane Cantenac, Deuxieme Grand Cru Classe en 1855, Margaux: Winemaker Dinner with Owner Henri Lurton at The Henri in Washington DC,
led by Panos Kakaviatos
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