François Pinault takes control of Bouchard Père et Fils

Since Friday, September 30, 2022, "the Pinault and Henriot families, owners of Artémis Domaines and Maisons & Domaines Henriot respectively, have combined their vineyards; this merger creates a unique entity in the world of exceptional wines . " The press release is perfectly clear and specifies that: " the new entity , which retains the name Artémis Domaines, is majority- owned by the Pinault family , alongside which the families owning Maisons & Domaines Henriot are minority shareholders . " The Bouchard Père et Fils maison founded in 1731 by Michel Bouchard, a cloth merchant from the Dauphiné region, which remained in the same family for 264 years before being acquired in 1995 by the Henriot family of Champagne, has thus come under the control of the Pinault family. The new entity has a supervisory board chaired by Gilles de Larouzière Henriot and will be managed by Frédéric Engerer, CEO of Artémis Domaines, with all the teams .
François Pinault, owner of Artémis Domaines, declares: “ The merger of the properties of Maisons & Domaines Henriot and Artémis Domaines is a fantastic opportunity to bring together treasures of our wine heritage under one banner. It guarantees that a French group will ensure the long -term preservation of such gems and continue the pursuit of excellence that has marked their prestigious history. ”
Gilles de Larouzière Henriot, CEO of Maisons & Domaines Henriot, stated : “ For the properties in our family group , this alliance is full of promise. With Artémis Domaines, we share a deep attachment to France’s exceptional wine heritage and the ambition to fully showcase the incomparable whole we create by combining our estates. This operation is intended to span several generations, reflecting the long timescale that makes great wines.”

In Burgundian history

With the resumption of the maison Bouchard Père et Fils, François Pinault, who already owns in Burgundy the Clos of Tart and the domaine of Eugénie (ex domaine René Engel) lays his hands on one of the Burgundian crown jewels. Bouchard Père is indeed a maison of renowned trade and 130 hectares of estates in Côte-d'Or, 78 to Chablis With William Fèvre, grand cru and premier cru wines abound. Let's mention a few blanc Montrachet (89 ares), Chevalier -Montrachet (with 2.54 hectares, the maison is the largest owner in Chevalier ), Bâtard -Montrachet, Corton - Charlemagne , six great vintages of Chablis and in rouge : Corton Bonnes-Mares, Echezeaux , Clos -of- Vougeot Chambertin, Chambertin Clos of Bèze Chapelle-Chambertin and Charmes-Chambertin. Currently undergoing conversion to organic viticulture, the domaine was built up over time, starting in 1775 with the purchase by Joseph Bouchard, son of Michel, the founder, of the Volnay Caillerets old cuvée Carnot; an initial land acquisition followed a few years later, in 1791, by the purchase of the Beaune Grèves Vigne de l'Enfant Jésus, still today one of the emblematic vintages of the maison Bouchard Père et Fils also boasts a unique collection of approximately 200,000 bottles of old vintages, including several thousand from the 19th century; the collection is nestled safely within the old bastions of the city. Beaune .

Christophe Tupinier

About Artemis Domains​
Owned by the Pinault family , the Artémis Domaines group owns Château Latour, Clos Premier Grand Cru Classé in Pauillac, Clos de Tart in Morey - Saint - Denis and Domaine d'Eugénie in Vosne - Romanée in Burgundy, the Château Grillet vineyard in the Rhône Valley Rhône and the Eisele domaine in Napa Valley , California, as domaine as Château minority stake in Champagne Jacquesson.
About Maisons & Domaines Henriot​​
The family-owned Maisons & Domaines Henriot group owns Bouchard Père & Fils in Beaune , William Fèvre in Chablis Beaune Maison Chablis Maison Champagne and Beaux - Frères in Oregon.

Christophe TUPINIER

Publishing Director