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Is Château Miraval about to go on sale?
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are reportedly preparing to put their Provence wine estate, Château Miraval, up for sale as the couple continues divorce proceedings.
The pair announced that they were to divorce last month, raising questions as to the future of their French wine estate, Château Miraval, which they bought in 2011 for a reported $60m.
The estate spans the Côteaux Varois-en-Provence and Côtes de Provence appellations, with its first 6,000 bottles of Côtes de Provence Rosé Miraval 2012 selling out within five hours. A blend of Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault and Rolle, the wine went on to become the first rosé to appear in the Wine Spectator’s annual Top 100 list of the most exciting wines of the year.
Now, according to an US Weekly source, the pair are preparing to sell the estate, which has reportedly “been valued and is going on the market any day now”. A second source close to the drinks business has also said that they believe the château is to go on sale.
In the wake of the couple’s divorce announcement winemaker Marc Perrin, owner of Château de Beaucastel in the Rhône, who produces all of the estate’s wines, said the estate was not for sale, following rumours as far back as August that the pair were considering putting it on the market.
Regardless of its current or future owner, the 2016 vintage is expected to be released as normal.
The estate currently produces three wines; one rosé and two whites, with a Provence red –made from Syrah, Mourvèdre and Cabernet Franc – planned as far back as 2014.
The couple had been together since 2005 after meeting on the set of Mr and Mrs Smith. Their six children took part in the wedding ceremony, which was held at Château Miraval.
Eldest sons Maddox (15) and Pax (12) walked Jolie down the aisle with daughters Zahara (11) and Vivienne (8) in the role of flower girls, while daughter Shiloh (10) and son Knox (8) served as ring bearers.
This is Pitt’s second and Jolie’s third divorce, with Brad having wed Friends star Jennifer Aniston in 2000 and Jolie having tied the knot with English actor Jonny Lee Miller in 1996 and American actor Billie Bob Thornton in 2000.
Château Miraval
Is anybody really benefiting from the recounting of their respective failed marriages? By pubishing this you are not only dragging down your level of reporting but you are buying into the hollywood culture.
Anyway, now perhaps the wine will rise or fall on its own merits. The Perrin family make lots of great ones, and I’m sure their brand has risen with the advent of Brangelina. With their passing, I wonder what’s next?