Awards and citations:


1997: Le Prix du Champagne Lanson Noble Cuvée Award for investigations into Champagne for the Millennium investment scams

2001: Le Prix Champagne Lanson Ivory Award for investdrinks.org

2011: Vindic d'Or MMXI – 'Meilleur blog anti-1855'

2011: Robert M. Parker, Jnr: ‘This blogger...’:

2012: Born Digital Wine Awards: No Pay No Jay – best investigative wine story

2012: International Wine Challenge – Personality of the Year Award




Friday 9 September 2011

1855 (1855.com): Jim's Loire offers new service (cont) – Château Léoville Las Cas(St Julien)

 Gateway to Clos Léoville Las Cas


En primeurs ordered from 1855 and known to be outstanding


15 bottles of 2005
4 bottles of 2007
3 magnums of 2007

Entrance to Léoville-Las-Cas


Emeric Sauty de Chalon and Fabien Hyon are the senior 'management' team of 1855 (1855.com, 1855.con). Thierry Maincent was an administrateur and one of the directeur général délégués until he resigned his posts for personal reasons on 30th September 2010. Businessman Jean-Pierre Meyers, who is on the boards of L'Oreal and Nestlé, is a long-term shareholder of 1855.

See explanatory post here.


Tomorrow's question for Emeric Sauty de Chalon and Fabien Hyon will be based on their membership of La FEVAD. 

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