Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix, or JP Moueix, is a
Bordeaux
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négociant
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*Cooperating with viticulturists
*Monitoring the maturity of grapes to ensure their quality and to dete ...
'' house founded by Jean-Pierre Moueix in 1937, situated on the Quai du Priourat in
Libourne
Libourne (; oc, label= Gascon, Liborna ) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
It is the wine-making capital of northern Gironde and lies near Saint-Émil ...
, in the
Bordeaux wine
Bordeaux wine ( oc, vin de Bordèu, french: vin de Bordeaux) is produced in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, around the city of Bordeaux, on the Garonne River. To the north of the city the Dordogne River joins the Garonne forming the ...
region of France. While dealing in wholesale distribution of numerous Right Bank wines, the company also acts as a bulk grape merchant, operates exclusive distribution for select ''châteaux'', and manages its own portfolio of
Pomerol
Pomerol (; oc, Pomairòus) is a Communes of France, commune in the Gironde Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine near Bordeaux in southwestern France.
Wine
With only . Pomerol is the smallest wine producing area in the Bordea ...
and
Saint-Émilion
Saint-Émilion (; Gascon: ''Sent Milion'') is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. In 2016, it had a population of 1,938.
In the heart of the country of ''Libournais'' (the area around Libourne), in ...
estates. The company has 120 employees.
Since Jean-Pierre Moueix began investing in properties of the region in the early 1950s, the company grew to become highly influential in the French wine market, and was instrumental in the rise of the reputation of the Pomerol region. The early purchase of the Saint-Émilion estate
Château Magdelaine
A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions.
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in 1962. In 1930 his father, Jean Moueix, had already bought the Saint-Émilion property, Château Fonroque. Later additions to the Moueix portfolio include the
Napa valley
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property
Dominus Estate
Dominus Estate, is a California wine estate producing Bordeaux style blends, owned by Christian Moueix. The winery is located in Yountville within the Napa Valley AVA.
History
George C. Yount, the founder of Yountville, planted in 1836 the first ...
, the Pomerol châteaux
Hosanna
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Etymology
The word ''hosanna'' (Latin ', Greek , ...
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Providence
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* Divine providence, divinely ordained events and outcomes in Christianity
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, and complete ownership of the Saint-Émilion estate Château Belair then renamed Chateau Bélair-Monange.
Jean-Pierre Moueix retired in 1978 and died in 2003. In 1991 his son
Christian Moueix
Christian Moueix (; born 1946) is a French winemaker and the president of the ''négociant'' house Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix in Libourne, overseeing production in several estates in Saint-Émilion and Pomerol including Château La Fleur ...
became president of JP Moueix, while the grandson Edouard Moueix in the company since 2003 is today Deputy General Manager .
Art collection
Prolific art collectors, the Moueix family sold the painting '' Triptych 1976'' by
Francis Bacon
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in April, 2008, originally purchased by Jean-Pierre Moueix in 1977. In an auction at Sotheby's New York the work was purchased for
US$
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86.3 million by the Russian billionaire
Roman Abramovich
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, recording the highest price paid for a postwar work of art.