This is a bottle of Moroccan wine from Gerard Depardieu's portfolio. The award-winning French actor has owned vineyards since 1979 and has a joint venture with Bernard Magrez, owning tiny estates in regions such as Argentina, Bordeaux, Italy, Algeria and Morocco, planted with local grapes.Of Gerard Depardieu's wine, Guy Woodward, writing in Decanter, recommended the Anjou Blanc and Rouge from the Chateau de Tigne, Gerard Depardieu en Rousillon as well as the Passito de Pantelleria, Cuvee Gerard Depardieu from Sicily.
Depardieu said he did not put his name on the label until he teamed up with Magrez, but did not feel that his fame was used to market his wines. Several other celebrities including Francis Ford Coppola and Sir Cliff Richard have vineyards and the latter's wines from the Algarve have a certain following in the UK. As for the Niebaum-Coppola wines, that would need another day to explore. Hey, what of this Moroccan wine; made from Grenache and Syrah, it was an interesting drink.
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