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Art Russe: the making of a masterpiece

When the opportunity arose in 2013 to purchase the historic Château la Grâce Dieu des Prieurs estate, quietly nestled among the world-renowned vines between the towns of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol, Russian philanthropist and entrepreneur Andrey Filatov found the perfect avenue to unite his passions for both art and wine.

With a desire to build bridges between his culture of birth and the French way of life, Filatov enlisted a team of experts to upgrade the estate and modernise the winemaking process, embarking on a project which would see

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