Château La Louvière: Seven centuries of Bordeaux wine heritage

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BRUN-PUGINIER, Hélène - TERS, Didier. Château La Louvière. Le bel art du vin. Paris, Éditions de La Martinière, 2010. Large format (4to), black cloth boards with original dust jacket in color, 224 pages, contents and bibliography. Fine copy. A comprehensive history spanning 700 years from 1310 when Aquitaine was under English rule, tracing the evolution of this jewel of the Graves de Bordeaux. Chronicles dramatic events and fascinating figures: 16th-century intrigue among the Guilloche family; international recognition through Carthusian monks' viticultural expertise; 1792 construction of a neoclassical château housing works by Flemish master François-Louis Lonsing; and André Lurton's devoted restoration since 1965 of this historic monument.