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About This Estate:

Stephen Adams was born in Minnesota. His father was a popular TV star and newspaper columnist in Minneapolis. But Stephen Adams went another direction in his life… After graduating from Yale University and getting an MBA from Stanford University, he started a career in finance. He soon bought a small bank in Green Isle, Minnesota. This was the start of a strong expansion with successive acquisitions of several local banks. In the late 80s, he sold the banks to venture into the distribution of RVs and RV equipment. It was a new success driven by aggressive and direct marketing policies, as well as by the arrival of the Internet and on-line sales.

In 1995, Stephen Adams embraced his passion: wine and vineyards. He bought his first wine venture in Dry Creek Valley, California. The property was later sold to his son Scott. But Adams wouldn’t stop there….He discovered the Bordeaux region in the 90s, soon after his wedding with Denise in Dordogne…Thus began his successive acquisitions in the Bordeaux area, including: Chateau Lagarosse in 2000, Chateau de Candale in 2002, Chateau Fonplégade in 2004 (the group’s flagship), Chateau de Bel Air in 2005 and Chateau Roylland and Chateau L’Enclos in 2007.

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