Champagne Jacquesson changes hands?

Jacquesson is a small, high-quality champagne house with a tradition of producing original and character-full champagnes from its 26 ha vineyards. The house is led by the Chiquet family headed by the jovial Jean-Hervé, responsible for external affairs, and his brother Laurent who is the wine maker. But the family only owns 51% of the house, the remaining 49% in the hands of the Scottish financier Michael Mackenzie. Rumour has it that Mackenzie is interested in selling his stake and that the Belgian magnate Albert Frère might be the buyer. Frère is already deeply involved in the higher echelons of wine, for example as co-owner, together with Bernard Arnault (LVMH) of Chateau Cheval-Blanc in Bordeaux. What the price might be we do not know but perhaps we could venture a guess of something in the order of €50 million… According to Weinwirtschaft.

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