Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have reportedly agreed to settle their long-running divorce proceedings, however there continued to be uncertainty concerning a separate dispute over Provence winery property Château Miraval.
Angelina Jolie’s lawyer, James Simon, advised Individuals journal that the 2 Hollywood A-listers had signed off on a divorce settlement on the finish of December, following an eight-year authorized tussle. Particulars weren’t launched.
But, a dispute over possession of Château Miraval was seemingly nonetheless to be resolved, based on Individuals and The Washington Publish.
Pitt and Jolie purchased Miraval from Tom Bove in 2011, having rented the property since 2008.
Their debut Miraval rosé wine, made in partnership with the Perrin household of Château de Beaucastel fame, was launched in 2013. Properly-received in tastings, the primary 1,000 circumstances offered out in only a few hours.
Miraval, situated in Correns, was subsequently the venue for Pitt and Jolie’s wedding ceremony ceremony. However this picturesque Provence winery property has been a extremely contentious aspect of the couple’s break up, introduced in 2016.
In October 2021, it was introduced that Jolie had offered her 50% stake in Miraval to premium wine group Tenute del Mondo, a subsidiary of Stoli Group.
In 2022, nonetheless, it emerged that Pitt had filed a lawsuit within the US that took subject with the deal. Uncertainty has continued to hold over Miraval’s future possession, in what a 2023 function article by Self-importance Honest dubbed the ‘struggle of the rosé’.
In July final 12 months, Stoli Group stated Tenute del Mondo was embroiled within the authorized proceedings with Brad Pitt, having beforehand acquired the corporate Nouvel LLC from Jolie.
Regardless of the unsettled backdrop since 2016, Miraval has continued to launch wines. Its model status has grown, amid rising reputation for Provence rosé wines on the whole.
Decanter contributor Elizabeth Gabay MW gave 89 factors to Miraval Rosé 2023 after tasting it in 2024. ‘Youthfully restrained aromas of white flowers, this wine has a mix of freshness and focus,’ Gabay wrote.
Pitt reopened a long-dormant recording studio on the Miraval property in 2022. Emmy Award-winning French producer Damien Quintard helped to revamp the studio, which had beforehand been utilized by AC/DC, Sting and The Cranberries – amongst others.
