Bonneau du Martray sold to Screaming Eagle and Arsenal owner

Jan 6, 2017

(Decanter) - American billionaire Stan Kroenke, owner of Screaming Eagle and majority shareholder in Arsenal football club, has bought historic Burgundy estate Bonneau du Martray, which has seen its wines served at Queen Elizabeth's birthday.

Considered one of the most prestigious estates on Corton Hill, the owning family of Domaine Bonneau du Martray has announced the sale of the majority of its shares to American businessman Enos Stanley Kroenke.

Stan Kroenke already owns Screaming Eagle in California’s Napa Valley, and is the majority owner of Arsenal football club in the UK. He has a personal fortune of $7.4 billion, according to Forbes magazine.

The deal is another example of a top Burgundy wine estate being sold to outside investors. Luxury goods group LVMH bought Clos des Lambrays in 2014, for close to 100 million euros.

Domaine Bonneau du Martray is an estate of 11 hectares located on the hills of Aloxe-Corton and Pernand-Vergelesses, producing only grands crus from Corton and Corton-Charlemagne. The estate is also considered a pioneer of biodynamics in Burgundy.

Its reputation is outstanding internationally and its wines were served at a private birthday dinner party in 2006 for England’s Queen Elizabeth II.

French newspaper Les Echos, quoted Armand de Maigret, director of wine operations for Stan Kroenke, as saying that the American businessman fell in love with this ‘terroir that exists nowhere else’.


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