Château Guiraud
Château Guiraud is a maker of Sauternes wine that is designated as “Premier Grand Cru” according to the 1855 classification. The 128-hectare estate contains 103 hectares of vineyards. Production levels vary depending on the vintage, but average 300,000 bottles per year, split between premier cru and deuxième cru Sauternes and “G de Guiraud” dry white wine.
Peugeot Invest and its partners are seeking to achieve the very best quality and are developing Château Guiraud’s commercial presence, particularly outside France, to support its wines’ reputation for excellence among leading international connoisseurs. Château Guiraud joined forces with Nicolas Lascombes to open a restaurant in the château’s grounds in early 2018.
- Stake in Château Guiraud
- 20 %
- Investment date
- 2006
Peugeot Invest's investment
Peugeot Invest invested in Château Guiraud alongside partners specialising in the wine sector. Together, they set up Financière Guiraud SAS, which in July 2006 acquired 100% of the shares in SCA Château Guiraud.
The value of Financière Guiraud SAS for the purposes of Net Asset Value and the consolidated financial statements is measured using Peugeot Invest’s policies for valuing unlisted assets. Financière Guiraud SAS was previously fully consolidated, but since the end of 2021 has been accounted for under the equity method in Peugeot Invest’s financial statements.
After Matthieu Gufflet acquired his stake, Peugeot Invest (via its wholly owned subsidiary Peugeot Invest Assets) now owns 20% of Financière Guiraud SAS, as opposed to 74.9% previously.
Peugeot Invest Assets, represented by Robert Peugeot, has a seat on Financière Guiraud SAS’s Supervisory Board.
In 2022
Revenue rose by 10% to €3.1 million in 2022 from €2.8 million in 2021.
On 13 October 2021, Peugeot Invest and Château Guiraud announced that Matthieu Gufflet would become Financière Guiraud’s new majority shareholder.
Mr Gufflet is the founder and chairman of EPSA, and an entrepreneur specialising in the hospitality and sustainability sectors.