Disposal of Chateau La Vieille Cure - AOC Fronsac - 2018
Sellers: Peter Sachs (Goldman Sachs), Donald Gant (Goldman Sachs) and Colin Ferenbach (Tocqueville AM) (USA)
Buyer: Jerome Pignard - Oryx Partner (FRANCE)
Wine Experts acting as financial advisor to the sellers in relation to the transaction
Chateau La Vieille Cure is a recognised Cru of the Bordeaux rigt bank, leading the Fronsac Appellation of Origin.
Total surface: 27 ha
Vineyard surface: ~20 ha, planted on exceptional terroirs of chalky-clayey table lands and slopes, close to Saint-Emilion
Average production: 100 000 bottles per year
First wine « primeur » selling price > 11 € HT/bl ex works
Renowned brand: Robert Parker’s notations between 90 and 94/100
“La Vieille Cure may well be the reference point for Fronsac given its performances over the last decade. Consistently one of the top two or three wines of the appellation.”
Robert Parker
Comments from the sellers:
“Frédéric Santi was a pleasure to work with, a complete professional from beginning to end. He has broad knowledge of both wine and the business of wine, and an extensive network of contacts. Hardworking, committed, intelligent, reliable — I recommend him highly.”
Christopher Gant