Patrick d'Aulan

Patrick de Suarez d'Aulan (born 1971, Paris)[2]) is an aristocrat, winemaker, and businessman.

Patrick de Suarez d’Aulan
Born1971 (age 50–51)
Paris, France
CitizenshipFrench
ChildrenCount Maximilian de Suarez d’Aulan,
Countess Tatiana de Suarez d’Aulan,
Countess Alexandra de Suarez d’Aulan,
Countess Anastasia de Suarez d’Aulan[1]
Parent(s)Countess and Marchioness Sonia Czernin von und zu Chudentitz (house of Czernin)
and Marquis Francois de Suarez d'Aulan

Career

In 1999 de Suarez d'Aulan co-founded Alta Vista winery in Argentina.[3] In 2001, he was one of the first producers in Argentina to produce single-vineyard Malbec grape wines coming from specific old vines' terroirs of Mendoza.[3]

In 1999, his family founded Chateau Dereszla winery in Tokay in Hungary.[4][5]

Also in 1999, d'Aulan bought the Château Sansonnet estate in Saint-Émilion, France, for which the classification of Saint-Émilion wine had dropped from Grand Cru Classé to Grand Cru in 1996.[6] In 2008, wine critic Robert Parker praised d'Aulan's "talented" development of the Château Sansonnet in the seventh edition of his Wine Buyer's Guide.[7]

In 2010, he was one of the few non-Hungarian citizens to be awarded the Golden Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary by the President of Hungary, for his dedication to the region and wines of Tokay.[5]

In 2016, Alta Vista winery was one of the nominees for "New World Winery of the Year" at Wine Enthusiast magazine's annual Wine Star Award.[8]

References
  1. "Patrick de Suarez d'Aulan". geneanet.org.
  2. "Patrick de Suarez d'Aulan". www.thepeerage.com.
  3. "A Sit Down with Patrick d'Aulan of Argentina's Alta Vista". Wine Spectator. October 15, 2008.
  4. "Suarez d'Aulan – Union des Maisons de Champagne". maisons-champagne.com.
  5. "Magyar Köztársasági Érdemkereszt A Tokaji Borvidék Egyik Jelentős Külföldi Befektetője Számára" (in Hungarian). Borutazo.hu. April 30, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  6. "D'Aulan Picks Up Grand Cru Estate in St.-Emilion". Wine Spectator. March 5, 1999. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  7. Robert Parker (2008). Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide, 7th Edition. Simon & Schuster. p. 285. ISBN 978-0743271998.
  8. "Wine Enthusiast's 2016 Wine Star Award Nominees". Wine Enthusiast. September 8, 2016.
  • Francois d'Aulan " Un fil dans le Tapis, histoire des Suarez d'Aulan ", editions Karthala, Juin 2009, ISBN 978-2-8111-0228-9
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