A full life, no doubt. RIP
Bummer
No doubt.
Jancis says some nice things HERE
I do seem to remember some unpleasantness when her father died and she almost immediately renamed the estate he had named after her stepmother…that’s some real Falcon Crest shit right there.
A creative soul. Quite a fortunate life, too!
I always wondered why she was so often pictured wearing that devil necklace. Maybe the rumors are true.
She was a great lady. Redirecting...
Who is the lady sitting next to her in that photo?
Sad. I met her once and saw her present at several events. She was always a great promoter of her brands and Bordeaux in general and really seemed to enjoy life.
Seems like not so long ago that her father passed, but of course it was. The wine world has lost a legend. May her family and friends find peace.
Ken: She was a member of the Grand Jury Europeen when they used to have regular tastings…
Sorry to hear it.
The most memorable wine tasting I ever attended was when the Baroness came to New York some years ago and, as part of the New York Wine & Food Festival, held a vertical tasting of the vintages of Mouton (ex-Chateau) with labels by American artists. She was interesting and entertaining to listen to. Fortunately, two of the best vintages of Mouton ever (and two of the best Bordeaux ever produced), the 1959 and 1982, were among the wines poured. Absolutely outstanding!
Interestingly, one of the worst non-flawed wines (if you can call it that) I ever tasted was also poured – the 1965 Mouton. Absolutely horrendous. Parker was right to say about it, “The odor of rotten garbage, stale mushrooms, and stewed fruit is appalling” and to award the lowest possible score. The Baroness, ever the booster for the brand, admitted it wasn’t the best wine, but insisted that she liked it anyway.
-Ben
Lol, I have a pristine bottle of the lovely 1965 Mouton sitting in my wine fridge ready for my 50th! Bought it about 20 years ago. Survived three hurricane power outages and two failed wine fridges. I’m sure it’s perfect. I plan on rating it a 100 to offset Levenburg’s CT score in this wine! 
Keith was at the same tasting. He clearly liked the wine more than I did, awarding it a whopping 69 points. Please be sure to post a note once you open your birth wine…
-Ben