Europe's Most Famous Wine Dynasties Just Released an Ultra-Limited Case

"Founded in 1992 by Miguel Torres and Robert Drouhin to promote the exchange of ideas, its members include Domaine Clarence Dillon (Château Haut-Brion), Famille Perrin (Chateau de Beaucastel) and Alsace's Famille Hugel, as well as Sassicaia makers Tenuta San Guido, the Douro's Symington family, Riesling specialists Egon Müller and Tuscany's 26 th-generation winemakers Marchesi Antinori. Earlier this week, all 12 descended on the Paris's Grand Palais for the launch of the PFV Generations Case, an ultra-limited-edition case of 12 wines - one from each family. Treats in the coffret include a 2016 Chateau Mouton Rothschild, a 2004 Vega Sicilia Unico, and a Champagne Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill 2002 (which the house's 6 th-generation ambassador Bastien Collard de Billy was pouring on the night, and I can report tasted absolutely stellar). To sweeten the deal, each case also includes a VIP visit to every estate, some of which aren't open to the public. The case is priced at €32,000 and only a dozen have been created."

""There is a camaraderie between us that is precious and unique. It's a great forum for discussing our concerns," said Drouhin's winemaker Véronique Boss-Drouhin as she poured a magnum of Joseph Drouhin Corton-Charlemagne 2011. "In the past the hot topic was transmission [of the business down the generations]; right now, it's climate change. Next, we'll be asking: how do we bring AI into it?""

Twelve prominent multigenerational wine families collaborate through PFV Generations to exchange ideas and showcase flagship wines. They launched an ultra-limited Generations Case of 12 wines—one from each family—priced at €32,000, with only a dozen cases produced. The coffret includes top bottles such as a 2016 Château Mouton Rothschild, a 2004 Vega Sicilia Único and a Champagne Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill 2002, and each purchase includes VIP visits to every estate, including some normally closed to the public. The Paris launch was convivial, with families pouring wines and discussing succession, climate change and integrating AI, and Alessia Antinori will assume PFV presidency in July.

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