C.I.V.B - Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux
First-floor wine bar in an eighteenth-century mansion, pouring thirty Bordeaux wines by the glass beneath stained glass and an Aubusson tapestry.
This guide to the C.I.V.B in Bordeaux asks why a mansion planned in 1787 for Thibault-Joseph de Gobineau ended up bearing the name of the region's wine council instead. It follows architects Victor Louis and Gabriel Durand through the building's construction, Raymond Mothe's later remodel, and the stained glass and Aubusson tapestry that still decorate the rooms. You'll hear how the wine trade, split between growers and negociant merchants, took the building over in 1948, with a council presidency that alternates between the two sides. Look up at Rene Buthaud's stained-glass panels as you step inside.
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