| Château Miraval | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Château |
| Architectural style | Normandy Revival |
| Location | Correns, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Coordinates | 43°28′26″N 6°02′10″E / 43.47389°N 6.03611°E |
| Completed | 1841 |
| Owner | Perrin family, Brad Pitt |
Château Miraval is a château and vineyard located in the village of Correns, just north of Brignoles, a village in the Var département in the south of France. The château hit headlines in late May 2008 when it was revealed that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had leased it for three years with an option to buy, after surveying prospective properties by helicopter,[1] with the intention of having the twins they expected born in France. Pitt and Jolie exercised the buy option and were married in the château's chapel in August 2014.[2][3][4]
History
Miraval estate is located on a site first inhabited in pre-Roman times.[5][6] The château, in a modest vernacular style, has thirty-five rooms. It is surrounded by gardens with a moat, fountains, ancient aqueducts, a pond and a chapel, and by its vineyard, recently planted olive grove and by the surrounding garrigue and woodlands of evergreen and white oak, and Stone Pine, Aleppo Pine and Maritime Pine. A series of winding stone terraces following the profiles of the slopes are planted with thirteen varieties of olives. The immense wine cellar of Miraval was built in 1850 by Joseph-Louis Lambot, the inventor of reinforced concrete, who owned the nearby domaine of La Celle.
A previous owner, the French jazz pianist Jacques Loussier, installed a recording studio (Studio Miraval) in 1977 at the château: Sting recorded there, as did the Cranberries,[7] and Pink Floyd laid down tracks for The Wall album, released in 1979.[8][a] In the summer of 1984 Wham! recorded their album Make It Big in the studio.[12] Its more recent American owner, Tom Bove from Indiana, who bought the domaine in 1993 and modernised its viticulture, which had been producing simple vin de pays, has added a spa, Jacuzzi, twin gyms and an indoor pool.
In 2011, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie bought the domaine, as well as the wine business in 50/50 partnership with winemaker Marc Perrin. In the aftermath of her divorce from Pitt, in October 2021, Angelina Jolie sold her shares to the wine group Tenute del Mondo. Tenute del Mondo is a subsidiary of Stoli Group, known principally for Stolichnaya Vodka. Stoli group, established in 2013, is responsible for production, management and distribution of the Luxembourg-based, global spirits group, SPI.[13]
Products
The château is known for its wines: white wines under the Coteaux Varois appellation and red, white, and rosé wine under the Côtes de Provence appellation.[14] The Guide Hachette des Vins called it one of France's top 500 wine producers.[15] The domaine consists of 400 hectares (990 acres) of which 30 hectares on the valley floor are devoted to organic vines (French: biologique).[16][17][18] Correns village is the first 100% BIO.
The Côtes de Provence Rosé Miraval has won plaudits from Wine Spectator magazine.[19][20]
In 2017, a new product was released, an organic extra virgin olive oil. L'Huile d'Olive Miraval is packaged in black stoneware bottles and contains blended extra virgin olive oil produced from olives grown on the Miraval estate and locally sourced Verdale, Pichouline, Tanche, Lucques, Aglandau, Cayon and Arboussane organic olives.[21]
In January 2020, co-owner and winemaker Marc Perrin confirmed that Miraval was to release a Rosé Champagne (Fleur de Miraval) in collaboration with Champagne grower-producer Rodolphe Péters.[22][23]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ MediaPlanet; Purepeople.com Archived 29 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Brangelina's château Miraval not for sale". www.thedrinksbusiness.com. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Gibson, Megan (28 August 2014). "Here's the French Château Where Brad and Angelina Wed". Time. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Coyle, Jake (28 August 2014). "Jolie, Pitt Wed Privately at Chateau in France". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Miraval Provence Rosé 2012 mis en bouteille par Jolie-Pitt & Perrin". miraval-provence.com. December 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Miraval: Spirit of the Riviera" (PDF). Vineyard Brands. Birmingham, Alabama. 6 May 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Keaten, Jamey (31 May 2008). "Brangelina buzz sweeps south of France". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008.
- ^ Hansen, Kristine (13 December 2021). "Brad Pitt's Latest Design Project Is a Music Studio at Château Miraval: The star is renovating Miraval Studios with French producer Damien Quintard". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Miller, Julie (7 March 2013). "Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Debut Wine Sells Out Within Hours, Receives First Tasting Review". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Waxman, Olivia B. (20 November 2013). "Brangelina Rosé Is Officially One of the World's Best Wines: According to Wine Spectator magazine". Time. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Quan, Kristene (8 March 2013). "Brangelina's Debut Wine Sells Out Within Hours: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are now winemakers, and everyone wants a taste of their new-old rosé". Time. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Ridgeley, Andrew (2019). Wham! George and Me. ISBN 9780241385838. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ Campione, Katie (6 October 2021). "Angelina Jolie Sells Her Stake in $164 Million Wine Label She Shared with Brad Pitt". People. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ Katz Frommer, Myrna; Frommer, Harvey. "Legends in the Making in a Little Known Part of Provence". Frommer Luxury Travel: Travel-Watch. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Château Miraval". Archived from the original on 4 June 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
- ^ "VB | Château Miraval". Vineyard Brands. Birmingham, Alabama. 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Miraval: L'Art du Rosé" (PDF). Vineyard Brands. Birmingham, Alabama. 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "A Family-Owned & Run Winery from Provence" (PDF). Vineyard Brands. Birmingham, Alabama. 16 February 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Here's the French Château Where Brad and Angelina Wed". Time. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Brad and Angelina's wine gets released and tasted: Brangelina release their Rose wine and the first wine critic to taste it gives his verdict". Reuters. 7 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "The Brangelina Extra Virgin Olive Oil". Ikon London Magazine. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Zylberberg, Shawn; O'Donnell, Ben (14 January 2020). "Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Château Miraval to Premiere Rosé Champagne". Wine Spectator. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "The Art of Miraval". miraval.com. February 2022. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
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