jason

This is great wine, the rosé anyway. The chateau was 2km from our house in Puyloubier (at the other end of the village) and we walked to there a number of times.

globeandmail.com: The legionnaire spirit

CLAIRE ROSEMBERG
Agence France-Presse
June 17, 2008
PARIS — In true combative style, the much storied French Foreign Legion is going into the wine business to raise funds for its aging veterans.

“This is more than just a wine-tasting,” said commander-in-chief General Louis Pichot de Champfleury, launching its wines at a recent grand ceremony - a rare outing for the normally discreet, low-profile, elite force.

Called Esprit de Corps to embody the legionnaire spirit, its 2007 Côtes de Provence red and rosé vintages are produced from grapes grown on a property in southern France acquired by the outfit in 1953 to shelter its war wounded, as well as its elderly former fighters.