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Celebrated flying winemaker Michel Rolland has left Chateau Kirwan as their consultant, with the estate owners saying they are looking for higher quality, reports decanter.com.
Nathalie Schÿler, general manager of the third-growth Margaux château confirmed the much-lauded winemaker had left but that the idea was not to 'get rid' of Rolland.
'We consider Michel Rolland a great friend, who has taught us much in winemaking, but we feel we can go higher in quality,' said Schÿler.
Criticism in the controversial wine documentary Mondovino also apparently influenced the decision to part ways. The film featured UK wine guru Michael Broadbent saying Kirwan tasted more like a Merlot-dominated Pomerol under Rolland's stewardship.
'We certainly want to be identified as a high-level Margaux,' Schÿler said, 'and part of our decision was, yes, a small reaction to that movie.'
Schÿler, however, pointed out that winemaking was currently still continuing under Rolland protégé Athanase Fakorellis, who 'follows the same winemaking philosophy'.
Rolland has been the consultant winemaker with Grover Vineyards, Bangalore for several years and is generally credited for bringing up the quality of red wines, especially the La Reserve label.
For details, visit http://www.decanter.com/news/107882.html
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