Big Lafleur sales in prospect

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Château Lafleur is one of the jewels of Pomerol, and is now owned and run by the Guinaudeau family, first Jacques and Sylvie (photographed here at the end of the table at Christie's by Ella Lister), who have now handed over much of the responsibility to their equally gifted son Baptiste with his wife Julie. Jacques is a great-great grandson of the property's founder Henri Greloud. He and Sylvie have been running it since 1985 and have been sole owners since 2002. (J P Moueix used to sell the wine when the property was owned by the Robin sisters...