Beautiful Vineyard For Sale Graves & Côtes De Bordeaux

Vineyard estate of 17.66 ha in Graves appellation and 5.36 ha in Côtes de Bordeaux with a beautiful 17th / 18th Century Chartreuse with adjoining winery of 350 m² with vat and barrel store set in a garden of 3,000 m² with swimming pool.

This authentic Chartreuse has 10 rooms and approx. 400 m² of living space, classified C (heated by city gas). There is an adjoining farm building (winery) with a capacity of 1,192 hl, 18 fiber vats (992 hl) and 2 stainless steel vats of 100 hl (200 hl) with a barrel store (Graves).

There are 17.66 ha including 12.30 ha in AOC Graves on 3 parcels of about 4 ha each (9.60 ha in full ownership and 2.70 ha on a farming contract) and 5.36 ha in AOC Côtes de Bordeaux almost in one piece (4.40 ha in full ownership and 0.96 ha on a farming contract).
The planting density is between 5,000 and 6,500 vines / ha with a production between 55 and 60 hl / ha (maximum annual yield allowed).

The average age of the vines is 30 years. There is a beautiful gravelly soil planted with:
• 55% Merlot, 44% Cabernet-Sauvignon and 1% Petit Verdot for the red Graves wine (10.85 ha).
• 60% Sémillon and 40% Sauvignon for the white Graves wine (1.45 ha).
• 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Sauvignon for the Premières Côtes Rouge (4.80 ha).
• 100% Sauvignon for the white ‘Premières Côtes’ wine (0.56 ha)

Rootstock: [hidden information] ...
Simple guyot pruning, partially grassed vines, very few missing.

There is 1 full-time person employed on the wine-growing side, otherwise seasonal workers are employed and the owner takes care of the ’vinification’.

The Château’s sales are made directly: 70% to the trade, retail customers, work councils and 30% through a commercial agent to the supermarkets (Leclerc) and Négoce.
The average selling price: € 3.50 to € 4.25 without VAT for the trade and around € 8 including VAT to retail customers.

The property is sold in its entirety with all equipment (sprayer, trimming machine, straddle tractor, grinder, atomizer ... vine press, pump, destemmer, vats, pumps, heating and cooling system, labelling and packaging ) and the two Chateau brands.

Close to a town with all shops, services and schools and 40 min. from Bordeaux and its international airport and LGV.
Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: https://www.georisques.gouv.fr/