Price: $425
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 AM
Speaker:  Guillaume-Alexandre Marx, Commercial Director
Co-Host: Natalie Earl, France Regional Editor, Decanter

When New York financier Clarence Dillon purchased the legendary Bordeaux estate Château Haut-Brion in 1935, he founded a family dynasty, which is now run by the fourth generation. As well as Haut-Brion, Domaine Clarence Dillon includes the historic La Mission Haut-Brion and, since 2011, ‘the new star of the right bank’, Château Quintus.

This masterclass features some of the most venerable names in Bordeaux alongside some of the region’s newest and most dynamic.

With wines that reliably score more than 90 points in Decanter tastings and vintages ranging from 1995 to 2021, it will be a captivating journey through time and terroir.

• Château La Mission Haut-Brion rouge, Pessac-Léognan Cru Classé de Graves, Bordeaux, France 1995
• Château La Mission Haut-Brion rouge, Pessac-Léognan Cru Classé de Graves, Bordeaux, France 2005
• Château La Mission Haut-Brion rouge, Pessac-Léognan Cru Classé de Graves, Bordeaux, France 2010
• Château Haut-Brion rouge, Pessac-Léognan 1er Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France 2003
• Château Haut-Brion rouge, Pessac-Léognan 1er Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France 2006
• Château Haut-Brion rouge, Pessac-Léognan 1er Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France 2009
• Château Quintus, St-Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux, France 2016
• Château Quintus, St-Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux, France 2018
• Château Quintus, St-Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux, France 2020
• La Clarté de Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France 2021

Mr. Guillaume-Alexandre Marx, is originally from Bordeaux but grew up in Paris until he came back to his hometown to make his high school and graduate from the INSEEC group as bachelor in economy with a specialisation in management and sport & event marketing. At the age of 20 he became a true wine enthusiast and starts tasting and visiting all the greatest producers from the Old and New World.

From Geneva to Mexico where he worked as sales manager for the luxury Swiss watch brand Rolex, and from Asia to Middle-East as managing director where he set up subsidiaries for the prestigious Swiss watch brand Parmigiani Fleurier, he always included premium wines in his customer relationships management and marketing strategies.

While based in Dubai, he also set up a company to distribute among others a famous crystal glassware brand and advised sommeliers as well as high-end wineries to maximise their local performances. He joined Domaine Clarence Dillon in June 2018 as sales director (Directeur Commercial) for Château Haut-Brion, Château La Mission Haut-Brion and Château Quintus.

Natalie Earl is Decanter’s regional editor for France, overseeing and commissioning French content across both print and digital.

After a degree in French and Italian, she initially worked in wine tourism in the south of France before returning to the UK in 2016 to join the tastings team at Decanter, making the shift to the editorial team in 2021.

She writes and tastes wines for the magazine and website, with a particular focus on the wines of Languedoc.