(TDB) - In the wake of revelations regarding an enormous false labelling scandal in the Rhône, now one of Bordeaux’s leading négociants has been caught up in a fraud suit.

Last week French prosecutors at Bordeaux’s criminal tribunal (pictured) said that Grands Vins de Gironde (GVG) committed “flagrant” wine fraud, illegally blending AOC wines with table wines and blending across AOCs, vintages and estates.

It is alleged that between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2015, over 600,000 litres of wine, worth over €1.2 million, were blended and/or bottled incorrectly and illegally.

The deception was discovered in 2014 when, during an audit, it was found that Borie Manoux, another négociant owned by GVG’s owner the Castéja family (who also own Château Batailley), was missing 200,000 litres while GVG had somehow gained just over 200,000 litres.