NAPA VALLEY, Calif., March 23, 2023 – The Lawrence Family and Carlton McCoy, Jr. MS are thrilled to announce that Axel Heinz has been named Chief Executive Officer of Château Lascombes, a storied Second Growth located in the Margaux appellation of Bordeaux.
Heinz most recently was the acclaimed Estate Director of Ornellaia and Masseto in the Bolgheri region of Tuscany, Italy since 2015. He began as winemaker for Ornellaia in 2005. Heinz studied agronomy with a specialization in viticulture and enology at University in Bordeaux and worked at Château La Tour Carnet, in Saint Laurent du Medoc, as well as domaines in Macau en Médoc and later Saint-Emilion.