En avril prochain, Les Galeries Lafayette, le plus grand magasin du monde (!) ouvriront au sein de Lafayette Gourmet, un magasin de vins fins qui, comme son nom l'indique, sera exclusivement réservé aux vins de Bordeaux! D'après l'article paru dans le Monde en décembre, les Galeries se sont associées au célèbre négociant bordelais Moueix pour créer 'la plus grande cave de bordeaux de la planète' : 3000 vins de 3 à 30 000 euros avec en vedette un Yquem 1899!'

 

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In April 2010, Les Galeries Lafayette, the world?s largest department store (!), in its Lafayette Gourmet department, will open a fine-wine store that, as its name indicates, will be exclusively reserved for Bordeaux wines! According to the article that was published in Le Monde in December, Les Galeries teamed up with the famous Bordeaux merchant Moueix to create ?the planet?s largest cellar of Bordeaux wines?: 3,000 wines from 3 to 30,000 euros with an Yquem 1899 in the spotlight!? On Friday, we had the pleasure of welcoming its new manager, Jean-R�my Porlier, accompanied by Elizabeth Jaubert from the Duclot group. In order to meet owners and familiarize himself with the region?s various terroirs and styles of wine, he tasted hundreds of crus and vintages in just a few days. An intense immersion? Before they left, we took a few good pictures to illustrate this ?brief??but surprise! When we went to put them on our blog, we discovered the camera didn?t have a memory card inserted?We sincerely apologize. However, here is an advanced look at the layout of this new shop to tempt the greatest connoisseurs! Les Galeries Lafayette is an exceptional store in the centre of Paris. Here are a few figures that will be sure to surprise you: 25 million people pass through the store every year Paris? 2nd most frequently visited location after the Eiffel Tower 53% of its turnover is generated by foreigners 70% of Japanese people who have visited France have gone to Les Galeries Lafayette? The Chinese are now the store?s main customers! Turnover: more than one billion euros? 100,000 daily customers on average? Our heads are spinning!