Sad News: Marcel Lapierre dies

by **Brian K Miller** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:24 pm

by **Salil** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:55 pm

Wow. Very sad news. RIP.

by **Tim York** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:50 pm

So the delicious Morgon 09 was his swan song. I wonder about succession.

by **Rahsaan** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 1:45 pm

Tim York wrote:So the delicious Morgon 09 was his swan song. I wonder about succession.

I think his son has been very involved (and he has been ill) for quite some time. There should still be plenty of Lapierre Morgon.

by **Mike Conner** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:45 pm

and, the link to the New York Times notice written by Eric Asimov:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/12/dining/12lapierre.html?hpw

Opened a bottle of his 2000 Morgon tonight in his honor - sad news.

by **Andrew Bair** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:06 pm

Thanks for the links, Brian and Mike. Definitely sad news.