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Reorientation of vineyard land for the benefit of French investors

Communication written by Vinea Transaction
Wednesday, February 27, 2019

At the start of 2019, the wine estate transactions market remains very active with very French-French transactions. French investors have been present for 3 years now. The major players are professional investors seeking to complete their range and / or ensure their sourcing.

To illustrate this redeployment, the sales statistics of the Vinea Transaction network analyzed over the last 3 years and applied to the Mediterranean area (40% of the French vineyard) highlight the data below.

2 salient features: the foreign investor only represents 11% of transactions and French wine professionals manage 41% of transactions.

The latest transactions from the Vinea Transaction network :

  • Côtes du Rhône: The Château de Gourdon, an enotourist wine estate with 50 ha of vines has been taken over by a wine-growing family from the Balkans “Tikves Winery” in the Republic of Macedonia.
  • Gigondas: Takeover of a Saint François Xavier estate by an association between the former owner Jean François GRAS and Mathieu PONSON, winemaker in Ventoux and Cru Beaumes rouge (Domaine de Pied Blanc).
  • Hobby vineyard in the Rhône Valley: Two transactions have been carried out, Vallon de Provence, a superb guest house in AOP Ventoux and a 3 ha vineyard in the heart of the Dentelles de Montmirail in Cru Beaumes Rouge.
  • Côtes de Provence, two very different operations:
    • A young French couple in full reconversion takes over the Domaine de la Rotonde, a 47 ha wine property located in Villecroze.
    • RICHARD MILLE has just acquired Château Reva, a 35 ha wine estate located in the Var at La Motte. The world of wine is part of the same environment as that of watches, watchmaking and luxury jewelry.
  • Languedoc: In Aigues-Mortes Vinea Transaction signs the sale of a vineyard of 30 ha of vines in sand wine. The investor, a player in the economic life of Montpellier, plans to create a first-class wine tourism center with the help of the illustrious architect.
  • Bordelais: Château Sauman, 25 ha AOC Côtes de Bourg in Villeneuve, has been taken over by ADEF Résidences.
  • Hobby Vineyard in Bordelais: Two transactions of small vineyards in 2 prestigious appellations, Graves and Saint Estèphe. Led by French buyers, they complement sales in Bordeaux at the end of the year.
  • Vouvray: The Domaine du Clos des Aumônes, 17 ha on an exceptional terroir with its trading structure, has been handed over to a young oenologist.