{"id":20083,"date":"2015-06-11T16:20:28","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T16:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/?p=20083"},"modified":"2015-06-11T16:20:28","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T16:20:28","slug":"raise-a-glass-to-christophe-delorme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/06\/raise-a-glass-to-christophe-delorme\/","title":{"rendered":"Raise a glass to Christophe Delorme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is with great sadness that we pass on the news that <strong>Christophe Delorme<\/strong>, charming, exemplary and thoughtful leader of <a title=\"Domaine de la Mordor\u00e9e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine-producer\/Domaine-de-la-Mordoree-222-04.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Domaine de La Mordor\u00e9e<\/strong> <\/a>in the Rhone, and brilliant winemaker, died of a heart attack on the 10th June, at only 52 years old.<\/p>\n<p>The Delorme family took over this domaine based in Tavel in 1986, and since its very early days the Tavel, Liracs and leading light Chateauneuf-du-Pape have featured consistently on our lists. 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