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French vineyards say Santé to white wine as sales of red plummet
Changing tastes and rising temperatures are said to be behind the shift
The Perrin family, which owns the prestigious Bordeaux vineyard. Their Cuvée 1741 went on the market this month at €145 a bottle
With sales of red wine plummeting in France, Château Carbonnieux was banking on the success of its latest white.
The Perrin family, which owns the prestigious Bordeaux vineyard, had invited a selection of influential French journalists and The Times to sample its new nectar, called Cuvée 1741, at the Left Bank restaurant run by Hélène Darroze — the Michelin-starred chef who is also in the kitchen of the Connaught in London.
She had laid on a five-course meal that started with beetroot and burrata tartelette and ended with caramelised brioche and chocolate ganache. The name 1741 refers to the year that an 18th-century version of the wine was first created.
There was a different wine with every course, but the one that the Perrins wanted
