Look for RdV Vineyards in Delaplane to be renamed Lost Mountain, now that it’s been purchased by the owners of Bordeaux’s well-known Château Montrose.
The companies announced the sale on the RdV Vineyards website on Monday, but The Washington Post reports RdV Vineyards took down the message until it could be announced Tuesday in Bordeaux.
The acquisition by Château Montrose’s owners, Martin and Olivier Bouygues, the billionaires who acquired Château Montrose in 2006, is the first by a Bordeaux vineyard in Virginia. It’s the brothers’ first purchase on the East Coast, according to The Drinks Business.
RdV’s founder, Rutger de Vink, will stay on through the 2024 harvest as a consultant. Winemaker Joshua Grainer and others will remain, The Washington Post reports.
“Converting RdV, Rutger de Vink’s initials, into ‘Lost Mountain’ pays tribute to the remarkable terroir of this ancient knoll once beloved by America’s founding father, George Washington,” the removed statement said.
RdV, featured in our December Drink Local! issue, is a place where you would go for a special occasion. It’s a regular on lists of the best wineries in Virginia. Only two wines are made regularly there, and both are red Bordeaux-style blends: Rendezvous and the flagship Lost Mountain, named for its location. Cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, and petit verdot grapes are planted on the prime, sloped vineyards at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Feature image by Jeff Mauritzen, courtesy RdV Vineyards
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