Domaine Clarence Dillon
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| SAS (Société par actions simplifiée) | |
| Industry | Wine |
| Founded | Paris, France (1935) |
| Founder | Clarence Dillon |
| Headquarters | 41 Avenue George V, Paris, France |
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Key people
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Prince Robert of Luxembourg (President) |
| Products |
Château Haut-Brion Château Haut-Brion Blanc Le Clarence du Haut-Brion Château La Mission Haut-Brion Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion La Clarté de Haut-Brion Château Quintus Le Dragon de Quintus |
| Website | www.domaineclarencedillon.com |
Domaine Clarence Dillon SAS is a French company that owns three Bordeaux wine estates, Château Haut-Brion, Château La Mission Haut-Brion and Château Quintus, as well as Clarence Dillon Wines, a Bordeaux fine wine merchant.
The company was founded on June 1, 1935. It was named after the American financier Clarence Dillon, who bought Château Haut-Brion in 1935. From 1935 to 1975, Seymour Weller, nephew of Clarence Dillon, managed the company.
From 1975 to 2008, Joan Dillon, Duchesse de Mouchy, assumed the presidency of Domaine Clarence Dillon. Her husband, Philippe, Duc de Mouchy, was General Manager. Under their management, the company bought Château La Mission Haut-Brion, Château Laville Haut-Brion and Château La Tour Haut-Brion in 1983. Since 2008, Prince Robert of Luxembourg, her son by her marriage to Prince Charles of Luxembourg, is President of Domaine Clarence Dillon.
The Board of Directors of Domaine Clarence Dillon includes only descendants of Clarence Dillon, through his son C. Douglas Dillon, who had served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1961 to 1965, or his daughter Dorothy Dillon-Eweson.
On June 24, 2011, Domaine Clarence Dillon announced the acquisition of Château Tertre Daugay, former First Growth of Saint-Emilion, now renamed Château Quintus.
Seventy years after the arrival of Clarence Dillon in Bordeaux, his great-grandson, Prince Robert of Luxembourg, opened a new chapter in the Dillon family story in Bordeaux by creating Clarence Dillon Wines. This company oversees the production and sale of a range of wines created in 2005. Clarendelle takes its inspiration from Clarence Dillon, paying homage to the ancestor who brought the Dillon family to this region. The company benefits from centuries of acquired knowledge of the Château Haut-Brion property.
Clarence Dillon Wines will also provide the service of a classical Bordeaux négociant business with a particular focus on the wines emanating from the estates of its mother company, Domaine Clarence Dillon.
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