Another Bordeaux heavyweight moves into the Languedoc

Lafite and Mouton made their major investments in the Languedoc some time ago and have been followed by a host of smaller investors from Britain and the US and now the biggest player AXA Millésimes, owners of such illustrious châteaux as Pichon Longueville (Baron), Petit Village (pace Gérad Perse) and Suduiraut announce that they too have found true love in the Languedoc. They have bought two neighbouring properties, St Hélène and Ch Belles Eaux, in the promising hills of the Coteaux du Languedoc between Caux and Pezenas.

St Hélène (nothing to do with the Corbières Ch Hélène of Barbaira)...