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Acquisition of Château Loudennne - Médoc & Bordeaux Blanc AOC - 2022

Sellers: Moutaï Group (Chine) and Camus Group (Cognac) via judicial liquidation
Buyers: ART-CHORUS (Christophe et Sophie Gouache)

Wine Experts acting as exclusive financial advisor for the buyers in relation to the transaction

 

Château Loudenne is an historic and recognised wine estate situated in the Médoc Region, on the edge of the Gironde River.
Château Loudenne is one of the most impressive wine estate in the Bordeaux wine region, with its XVIIIth century Chartreuse, its view on the Gironde River, and its vineyards benefiting from a top terroir made up of gravels.
Total surface: 132 ha
Vineyard potential surface: 62 ha
Current planted surface: ~40 ha in the Médoc Appellation, ~9 ha in the Bordeaux Appellation (planted with white grape varieties)

Mr Christophe Gouache’s comment:
« Une nouvelle aventure commence pour nous. Un grand merci à vous et à très vite »

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Disposal of Château Mirebau - Pessac Léognan AOC - 2022

Sellers: Dubrey Family
Buyers: Domaines d’Orion, Hériard-Dubreuil family owner of Andromède & Groupe Remy Cointreau

Wine Experts acting as exclusive financial advisor for the sellers in relation to the transaction

 

Château Mirebeau is a recognized wine estate in the Pessac-Léognan Appellation of Origin.
This « Clos » is situated between two Classified Growths Châteaux Latour-Martillac and Château Smith Haut Lafitte, in the heart of the Martillac municipality, and is one of the very few estates in Pessac-Léognan conducted biodynamically.

Total surface: ~5,7 ha
Total vineyard surface: ~4,2 ha in one block
Total production per year: ~20 000 bottles 

Thanks to its history dating from the XVIth century, its exceptional terroir on gravels and faluns, and the quality of the wine produced biodynamically, Château Mirebeau is a true jewel in the Pessac-Léognan Appellation.

 

Le commentaire de M. Cyril Dubrey :
" Frederic, merci pour votre travail, difficile de résumer votre action en quelques mots : efficacité, accompagnement irréprochable de la création du dossier papier à la signature de vente, connexion ultra-qualitative BtoB, optimisme permanent, toujours à l'écoute de son client, connaissance parfaite du monde du Vin, élégance et pragmatisme. »

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Acquisition of Château Lafon-Rochet - 1855 Classified Growth AOC Saint-Estèphe - 2021

Sellers: Tesseron family
Buyer: Jacky Lorenzetti - Ovalto

Wine Experts acting as exclusive financial advisor to the buyer in relation to the transaction

 

Château Lafon-Rochet is a 4th Classified Growth in the Saint-Estèphe appellation of Origin, classified since 1855.
Total vineyard surface: ~41 ha, neighboring Château Lafite Rothschild (1st Classified Growth in Pauillac) and Château Cos d'Estournel (2nd Classified Growth in Saint-Estèphe)
Total production per year: 200 000 bottles 
Renowned brand: notations > 94/100

Thanks to its history, its exceptional terroir in the Saint-Estèphe appellation, and the quality of the wine produced, Château Lafon-Rochet is one of the top wine estates in the Bordeaux Region.

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Disposal of Château Grand-Pontet - Grand Cru Classé Saint-Emilion AOC - 2021

Sellers: Pourquet-Bécot family
Buyer: Domaine Clarence Dillon (owner of Châteaux Haut-Brion, La Mission Haut-Brion and Quintus)

Wine Experts acting as exclusive financial advisor to the sellers in relation to the transaction

 

Château Grand-Pontet has been classified since the first classification in Saint-Emilion, dating from 1955. 
Total vineyard surface: ~14 ha - neighboring 3 Premiers Grands Crus Classés (Châteaux Clos Fourtet, Canon and Beau-Séjour Bécot)
Total production per year: 75 000 bottles 
Renowned brand: Robert Parker’s notations > 92-94/100

Thanks to its history, its exceptional terroir on the Saint-Emilion limestone plateau, and the quality of the wine produced, Château Grand-Pontet is one of the major Grands Crus Classés of the Saint-Emilion Appellation

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Project "Grand Charmail" - Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel AOC Haut-Médoc - 2021

Wine Experts has advised the structuring and the implementation of the project « Grand Charmail », set up through 3 simultaneous transactions:

- sale of a majority stake of Château Charmail, Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel (~28 ha in AOP Haut-Médoc)
- disposal of Château Saint-Paul, Cru Bourgeois (~29 ha in AOP Haut-Médoc)
- disposal of Château Bardis, historic wine estate (~18 ha of which ~7 ha in AOP Haut Médoc)

                                                                                

The project « Grand Charmail », initially designed and proposed by Wine Experts, is an ambitious business project in the Haut-Medoc Region.
The main objectives of this project, which groups together 3 adjacent wine estates, are :
- expansion of the Château Charmail vineyard on a top terroir, thanks to the integration of the Saint-Paul vineyard expected in 2025 when the next Cru Bourgeois Classification will be published
- development of the « Chateau Charmail » brand in terms of volume of production and recognition
- development of a new oenotouristic offer in the Medoc region, located on the historic and outstanding site at Chateau Bardis

 

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