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that Mondavi's move here
would be a fantastic boon
:18:06
for the region
and the wines of the Languedoc.
:18:09
After that, I tried
to get the project going. Period.
:18:15
What deal would I have made?
:18:17
If I had made a deal, it would've
been with them, with Mondavi!
:18:22
Who else?
:18:24
So the elections:
Something incredible happened.
:18:28
It's very rare in France, where
people are so politically minded.
:18:33
Here, they forgot politics.
There was one honest man in Aniane.
:18:37
He's a communist.
:18:39
The old mayor had a deal
with the Mondavis.
:18:43
- And Guibert?
- He was with us.
:18:48
But for different reasons.
:18:50
He saw Mondavi as a competitor.
:18:55
It seems Mondavi tried
to buy him out.
:18:58
Since the Mondavis are extreme,
:19:00
they didn't just want a vineyard,
they wanted to create a great wine.
:19:05
Guibert said Mondavi
tried to buy him out.
:19:08
No. In fact,
Guibert approached Mondavi.
:19:16
Should I hold back...
or not?
:19:20
The Mondavis came to my property.
:19:23
The two Mondavi brothers
:19:25
and their whole financial team.
:19:29
They even wanted to buy
Daumas Gassac.
:19:33
I don't want to get into it.
:19:36
Guibert is a figure.
:19:41
H is Daumas Gassac Domaine
was critical for the Languedoc.
:19:47
He was simply jealous
of Mondavi.
:19:51
For 20 years he dreamed
of developing Arboussas Forest.
:19:56
I think rejecting Mondavi
was a historic mistake.