François Lurton

François Lurton represents the fifth generation of grape growers in this large family that has been vigneron in Bordeaux since 1897. In 1985, having finished his studies François Lurton had an initial experience as commercial and marketing  director of his father’s wine company, André Lurton.

In 1988, in partnership with his brother Jacques, they set up a consulting firm. From Moldavie to Mendoza and from Spain to Australia, they were const...

The climate is Mediterranean with hot dry summers and mild winters. Rainfall levels are extremely low and mostly fall in the winter months leaving the vines to suffer in the arid soils from hydric stress during the hot summers. The vineyards are constantly buffeted by the wind, either the cold, dry “Tramontane” wind coming from the North West, or the hot and humid “Marin” wind coming from the Mediterranean Sea.

The planting density is ...

We believe that every decision we make has an environmental impact, so we have set up an internal “think-tank” group within our company made up of representatives from each Department (packaging, marketing, sales, production) to come up with an environmental charter which details targets specific to our company that help to reduce the effect of what we do on the environment.

VINEYARD

No herbicides used in any of our vineyards (culti...