The French oenologist Michel Rolland (*1947) comes from a family of winegrowers in Pomerol. After training at the viticultural school of the famous Château La Tour Blanche, he studied at the University of Bordeaux until 1972. At that time, he was taught by the famous oenologists Pascal Ribéreau-Gayon (1930-2011) and Émile Peynaud (1912-2004), who had a significant influence on him. Michel Rolland was one of the most sought-after and busiest consultants in the wine world. His reputation was established from the late 1970s onwards at wine estates on the Rive droite (right bank) in the Bordelais, where red wines with a high proportion of Merlot and Cabernet Franc dominate. His worldwide rise as a leading Flying Winemaker then took place in parallel with his friend, the American wine critic Robert Parker (*1947), who had also begun his career at this time.
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