Bordeaux Royalty Provides the Exclusive White & Red Wines Poured at the 96th Oscars®
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For the second consecutive year, Clarendelle and family company Domaine Clarence Dillon—a historic French wine group—are proud to be the official 2024 wine partners of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
Tonight, from the Oscars® ceremony at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood to the Governors Ball and extending to all other Oscars®-related events, including Oscars Night at the Museum, Clarendelle & Domaine Clarence Dillon wines will be the exclusive red and white wines poured for the stars of Hollywood.
Clarendelle was created by Prince Robert of Luxembourg, representing the fourth generation in a family story that began with his great-grandfather’s purchase of the historic Château Haut-Brion in 1935. While renowned for its excellence in the worlds of oenology and gastronomy, Domaine Clarence Dillon has long been a supporter of the arts, with Prince Robert’s early professional life including screenwriting. Today, under Prince Robert’s leadership as Chairman & CEO, Domaine Clarence Dillon has grown to include three prestigious wine estates: Château Haut-Brion, Château La Mission Haut-Brion and Château Quintus.
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Like the Academy Awards®, also steeped in a nearly century-long tradition, Clarendelle offers a contemporary expression of the times and the celebrated French Art de Vivre. The highly experienced Château Haut-Brion winemakers oversee the blending process for Clarendelle, vintage after vintage, as they do for the notorious Château La Mission Haut-Brion and Château Quintus estates. The Clarendelle bottles are then cellared before being released to the market when they are judged to have reached their ideal drinking age, offering the finest expression of their Bordeaux terroirs to wine lovers globally.
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"From its very brith, Clarendelle has been associated with the world of the arts. Whether it’s art, music, film, literary…we’ve always been inspired by people who start with a blank canvas. In our case we produce a blend over a number of months to reflect the very best that Mother Nature has offered us in that particular vintage.
As a screenwriter I feel particularly honored and humbled to have our Clarendelle family of wines associated with the Academy Awards and Oscars® on an annual basis. And now over a three year period we are present not only during the Academy Awards ceremony but also at the Academy Museum throughout the year and all of the events hosted by the Oscars® around the world, whether its London NYC or elsewhere. We offer a tiny footnote to these extraordinary artists who are enriching our lives on a daily basis. We look forward to continuing our association and celebrating all of their success.
Lauded and revered wine critic Robert Parker said that La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion 2010 is the very finest 'La Chapelle' that we had ever created at the estate. We are very happy to bring this level of quality wine to the Oscars® to be able to share with the talents over the next day.
La Clarté de Haut-Brion is a tiny production wine, and for the two mother estate wines we only produce 500 cases per vintage. With La Clarté de Haut-Brion we produce 1,000 cases so that’s 12,000 bottles maximum every year. We will be consuming a good portion of those in celebration of the Oscars® tonight!"
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“We are really looking forward to enjoying the exquisite menu from Chef Wolfgang Puck and his Wolfgang Puck Catering team, expertly paired with our wines,” continues Prince Robert. The full list of Clarendelle & Domaine Clarence Dillon wines poured at all the Oscars events, catered by Wolfgang Puck Catering, includes:
• La Clarté de Haut-Brion 2017
• La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion 2010
• Clarendelle Bordeaux Red 2016
• Clarendelle Bordeaux White 2022
