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Château La Dominique road spill

Written by David Rowe. Posted in Bordeaux

 

un-camion-charge-de-18-000-bouteilles-s-est-renverse-sur_1944522_800x400A lorry carrying 18 000 bottles from Château La Dominique in Saint-Emilion tipped over on Tuesday, when the driver apparently lost control of his vehicle at a roundabout in Bigaroux. The bottles of grand cru classé Château La Dominique 2011, which spilled into a road-side field and appeared to be without labels, were to be collected by hand according to reports in local newspaper Sud-Ouest. 

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