The French connection

Bordeaux’s voice of experience.

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21st June, 2012

Damien Barton-Sartorius spent two months in Hawke’s Bay recently, working the vintage at Te Mata Estate. A slim, handsome, unassuming young man, Barton-Sartorius adopted a low profile during his stay, but his family owns Château Léoville-Barton, one of the greatest vineyards in Bordeaux, estimated recently by Liv-ex (London International Vintners Exchange) to be worth around $250 million. A final-year commerce student at the University of La Rochelle, Barton-Sartorious came to New Zealand for work experience. “I phoned Te Mata, asking for work. They asked me to send my CV.” He got the ...

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