In the March Issue of Decanter, Château La Mission Haut-Brion was part of a tasting organized during the 38th Annual Symposium of the "Académie Internationale du Vin" held in Geneva.

In the same March issue, Prince Robert de Luxembourg "discusses sandpits and Samuel Pepys with Margaret Rand". After talking about the long eventful and prestigious history of Château Haut-Brion and Château La Mission Haut-Brion, Prince Robert explains why he created the Clarendelle wines: "History is one thing, writes Rand; but how on earth, once up there, do you progress? [...] Perhaps his [Robert's] biggest certainly - most visible - change has been the establishment of Clarence Dillon Wines, a négociant company, and the launch, through it, of Clarendelle, a branded Bordeaux which sells at €15. [...] In the UK, we think that Bordeaux=châteaux. But younger people here will happily pay a premium for a branded Bordeaux of good quality reckons Robert. [...] Overall, Robert is taking a small company which used to be insignificant in financial terms and which grew into a small luxury brand wich global reach, and preparing it for the future.

Prince Robert de Luxembourg donates four salmanazars of Haut-Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion to the Naples Winter Wine Festival auction.

"Lisa", a Hong Kong lifestyle magazine, Clarendelle is recommended as a "trendy" wine.

In its latest issue, Town and Country Magazine featured a long article on Prince Robert of Luxembourg, "the pioneering proprietor of Haut-Brion and other extraordinary estates" and its newest venture, the high premium Bordeaux brand Clarendelle. Read more in the article of Jean Bond Rafferty.

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The Czech magazine Vino & Styl featured Clarendelle on its page 14 of its October issue.

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Passions, the magazine of Chopard, published in its latest issue a very complete portrait of Prince Robert of Luxembourg, President of Domaine Clarence Dillon, owner of Château Haut-Brion and Château La Mission Haut-Brion and founder of the luxury wine brand, Clarendelle.

A long article on the history of Haut-Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion with a presentation of Clarendelle, "the new adventure of the Prince of Haut-Brion".

Cuisine and Wine Asia featured the Clarendelle range of wines in a long article on wine and food pairing. Edwin Soon, enologist and author of Wine with Asian Food was in charge of creating the pairings.

Prince Robert of Luxembourg spoke to Chandra Kurt of Swiss Life on Clarendelle : “Our aim is to produce wines in the same style as our main labels, so that our customers can recognize us. The rosé was actually a wine that we used to make specially for the family and for our own consumption.”

David Outerbridge, "A great American family grows its Grand Vin" : “His bet: That wine drinkers around the world are growing tired of what he refers to as ‘the overly strong hand of the new-world winemaker’. If he succeeds, Robert hopes that he will have in Clarendelle what Georges Duboeuf found in Beaujolais: the best expression of a region's wine. Given the near-mythical terroir and a family legacy built upon it, the odds seem to be strongly in the Dillons' favor.”

Company DP-Trade is the exclusive supplier of Clarendelle wines in Russia.

In honour of the visit of Prince Robert, DPTrade organized a gala-dinner for editors and journalists of leading publications at a Moscow restaurant. Prince Robert told the guests about the history of the company, his family and about great Bordeaux brands they own.

During his recent trip to China, Prince Robert of Luxembourg was interviewed by the Beijing Youth Daily newspaper.

The history of Haut-Brion and the Dillon Family, Clarendelle wines and the future of premium wines in that country were some of the tops covered in their discussion.

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Clarendelle Blanc 2005 ***

Subtle yet intense white Bordeaux. Perfectly pitched between gentle melony fruit and fresh vivacity. Drink now.

Eleonora Scholes believes that good wine and food are made not only for quenching thirst and hunger, but also for pleasure and enjoyment and she shares her notes on her website.

This month Mrs Scholes has published an exclusive interview with Prince
Robert of Luxembourg where he shares his reasons for creating a new company and the wines of Clarendelle.