André Lurton Family
Monsieur Touton Selection are pleased to announce a national importing and distribution partnership with the prestigious estates of the André Lurton Family in Bordeaux, including the iconic Château Bonnet. It is an honor to represent these historic properties and focus on their continued growth though our extensive network.
The Lurton family is one of the most respected Bordeaux Château owners with more than a dozen prestigious Châteaux and producing outstanding wines since 1897. Among them is Château Bonnet, their flagship in the Entre-Deux-Mers region; it remains one of the most beautiful and as well as one of the biggest in the appellation with 300 acres of vineyards.
Jacques Lurton now runs the family estates with his vast 30 years of winemaking experience from around the world. Today, Les Vignobles André Lurton owns over 1500 acres of vines that are planted in the best soils, over 6 prestigious appellations in Bordeaux. The Lurton mission is to produce the best quality wines possible while being sustainable and with a commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility.
André Lurton Family, producing outstanding wines passionately since 1650. Les Vignobles André Lurton, currently one of the largest wineries in the Bordeaux wine region, is a family company. Our corporate history is inseparable from that of a great family of Bordeaux winegrowers, the Lurtons, who have strived for excellence in their Bordeaux wines for decades, as well as in other great terroirs around the world. This family’s passion for viticulture goes back a long way. Their ancestors, the Récapets, came from several small parishes near the famous village of Saint-Emilion. Millers in the mid 17th century, they were also winegrowers in their spare time like many others country dwellers at that time. Two centuries later, after marrying into other local families, the Récapets moved several km south of Saint-Emilion to Branne. Jean-François Récapet, called “Léonce”, was born there in 1858. He is responsible for the family’s passion for fine wine. As an adult, he took over a small liqueur factory founded several years previous by his father and uncle. He ended up taking over and modernizing the distillery, applying modern marketing methods before their time. Forging solid commercial links, he also increased the range
to include rum, wine flavored with cinchona, fruit syrups, etc.
"I have made it my mission to produce high-quality wines using environmentally friendly methods that delight wine lovers around the world." - Jacques Lurton
