About Bob Bofman Selections

For over twenty years Bob Bofman has moved at the highest levels of the wine and spirits business - both here in the United States and around the world. With ten years spent as the highest volume fine wine salesman in the United States and another ten years spent as the General Manager of Sam’s Wine & Spirits - a store Bob took from a local Chicago phenomenon to the highest grossing single wine store in the world - Bob has nurtured close working relationships with some of the most respected names in the world of wine. Bob Bofman Selections currently works with forty-seven select Bordeaux chateaux and negociant fi rms. These the largest and most prestigious firms to progressive and modern firms representing the younger generation of Bordelaise wine merchants who operate at the cutting edge of the fine wine trade. It is these close relationships that allow us to offer you, our customer, a wide range of options and provide you with all of the products and services that you have come to expect.

The finest examples of these close relationships are the illustrious wines that Bob Bofman Selections has the pleasure of offering our customers - particulary the fine Bordeaux that we carry on an exclusive basis: Haut-Brisson, Montviel, La Graviere, Reignac & Vieux Pourret.

We also have a very special relationship with Vignobles Garcin. Helene Garcin is the proud owner of some of the best properties in Bordeaux including the celebrated Clos l’Eglise in Pomerol, Château Barde-Haut in Saint-Emilion and from Graves Château Haut-Bergey and Château Branon, a small ultra-premium estate in Pessac-Leognan. Vignobles Garcin also produces some of the greatest wines of the new world at Bodega Poesia in Luján de Cuyo, arguably the fi nest sub-region of Mendoza in Argentina. Along with Bodega Poesia’s flagship wine (Poesia), they also craft the Clos des Andes and Pasodoble labels.

Another partnership we are very proud of is that with La Ferme de Rougefort, which is owned by Catherine Pere Verge and represents some of the great names of Pomerol - Le Gay and Montviel, along with the highly sought-after line of wines from Bodega Monteviejo in Argentina, including Monteviejo, Lindaflor, Petite Fleur and Festivo. All these stunning wines are made by Marcelo Pelaritti. The Rougefort portfolio has recently been expanded with the acquisition of Château La Violette in Pomerol. This tiny property is adjacent to the world-renowned Château Le Pin, and the wines of La Violette prove the old adage - location, location, location!

Meyrou Selections USA is another special relationship we are proud of. We met Jean-Christophe Meyrou many years ago when he worked for The Edonia Group. He has since started his own Negociant Company and represents some amazing wines that we feel very strong about. Below is a list of some of the wineries represented by Meyrou Selections USA, many of which have received favorable press in Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate.

Château Vieux Pourret (Saint-Emilion Grand Cru)
Château Haut Brisson & Haut Brisson, La Grave
(Saint-Emilion Grand Cru)
Château Haut Riot (Bordeaux)
Château Saintongey (Bordeaux)
Château Arnaud Jouan (Côtes De Bordeaux)
Château D’as (Graves)
Château Fleur Des Pins (Graves)
Château Haut-Bergeron (Sauternes)
Château Mayne David (Côtes De Castilon)
Domaine Sainte Leocadie (Minervois)
Laplace (Côtes De Bourg)
Château L’hospital (Côtes De Bourg)
Château Jean-Pierre Gaussens (Bandol)
Domaine Jonc Blanc (Bergerac)
Château Paradis (Provence)
Domaine De L’herault (Chinon)
Domaine Paul Bruno (Chile)
Castelmaure (Chile)
Couloure (Seyssuel)
Saxoleum (Seyssuel)
Chant De Vignes (Jasnières)
Les Cotieres (Jasnières)
Mas Alta (Priorat)
Domaine Wormeldange Koeppchen - Grand Premier Cru Riesling (Luxembourg)

Catherine Péré-Vergé’s father created Cristal D’arques International one of the most important glass manufacturer in the world. She has been in charge of this giant company (30.000 people working in)during all her carreer with her brother and sisters. She started to invest in the wine business in 1985, buying Château Montviel in Pomerol. Then in the 90’s, she invested in Château La Gravière, Lalande de Pomerol and started in new project in Argentina with Michel Rolland : Bodega Monteviejo. She is co-partner at Clos de los Siete, one of the main wine porject ever made in South America. 2002, she bought Ch. Le Gay. One of the “big name” of Pomerol. She totally renovated the vineyard & cellar and started to improve the quality of the wines for a maximum quality. Last investment was in 2005 with Ch. La Violette. One of the greatest terroir in Pomerol. This is her final investment on this appelation and probably the most exciting one. A new challenge is started : Being a new competitor to Ch. Le Pin, closest neighbour of Ch. La Violette. Catherine also spend her time on other fileds of acitivty, such as financial investments or restaurant business (working in partnership with Alain Ducasse group). Recently 70 years old, she has many project for the future... and why not investing in an other great vineyard of Bordeaux...? Below is a list of the wines that Le Ferme de Rougefort represents, all of which have received favorable press in Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate.

Château Le Gay (Pomerol)
Château La Violette (Pomerol)
Château Montviel (Pomerol)
Château Manoir de Gay (Pomerol)
Château La Graviere (Lalande de Pomerol)
Château Moulin La Graviere (Lalande de Pomerol)
Bodega Monteviejo, Monteviejo Blend (Mendoza)
Bodega Monteviejo, Festivo Malbec (Mendoza)
Bodega Monteviejo, Lindaflor Chardonnay (Mendoza)
Bodega Monteviejo, Lindaflor Malbec (Mendoza)
Bodega Monteviejo, Petite Fleur (Mendoza)
Bodega Monteviejo, Festivo Torrontes (Mendoza)
Bodega Monteviejo, Festivo Malbec Rose (Mendoza)

Helene Garcin acquired Clos L’Eglise in 1997 . Her family began to invest in wineries in 1991 , and was not involved in the wine field before . The first one was Haut-Bergey , then Clos L’Eglise , Barde- Haut, Branon and Bodega Poesia in Argentina.. All of them are small size, high end estates with carefully selected vineyard plots, and the owners have the will to show the expression of their different terroirs and soils. Haut-Bergey is a 25 hectares estate, with roughly 65% in Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% in Merlot ( and a little bit of Sauvignon and Semillion ). Branon : 6 hectares, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot Clos L’Eglise : 6 hectares , 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc ; Poesia, in Argentina : 13 hectares, with 60% Malbec & 40% Cabernet Sauvignon . Barde-Haut is a 17 hectares estate, with 85% Merlot / 15% Cabernet Franc [Bouchet] Bodega Poesia is a 13 hectares estate with 60% Malbec and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon Below is a list of some of the wineries produced by Helene Garcin, many of which have received favorable press in Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate.

Clos l’Eglise (Pomerol)
Château Barde-Haut (St. Emilion)
Château Branon (Pessac Leognan)
Château Haut Bergey Rouge (Pessac Leognan)
Château Haut Bergey Blanc (Pessac Leognan)
Bodega Poesia, Poesia (Mendoza)
Bodega Poesia, Pasodoble (Mendoza)
Bodega Poesia, Clos des Andes (Mendoza)
Bodega Poesia, Clos des Andes Reserve (Mendoza)
Bodega Poesia, Torrontes (Mendoza)
Bodega Poesia, Bonarda (Mendoza)
Bodega Poesia, Malbec (Mendoza)

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