Where is Chateau Miraval – Disputed Angelina Jolie-Brad Pitt Winery in Headlines Once Again
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are famous exes who are engrossed in legal battles. The former couple started dating in 2005 when they met on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith. They dated for 12 years and got hitched in 2014. After two years into marriage, Jolie filed for divorce. Their divorce was finalized in 2019.
After their separation, the Maleficent actress and her ex-husband entered into a legal battle over their French winery. The luxurious property was purchased by the couple in 2008 for an amount of $28.3 million, and it became their wedding venue. The 59-year-old had a vision to turn the vineyard into a company for their kids. The ex-couple agreed not to sell their interest in the company. However, Jolie sold her shares to a company without her ex-husband’s consent, and he sued her for it. Where is Chateau Miraval, and what are the Bullet Train actor and 47-year-old actress battling about? Let’s find out.
Where is Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s Chateau Miraval winery?
Brad Pitt and Angeline Jolie brought the Chateau Miraval winery in 2008 for an amount of $28.3 million. Pitt had invested a significant amount of time and money into making the vineyard successful. The actor had a vision to turn the vineyard into a company for their kids. However, Jolie shattered his dream by selling her 50% stake to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler.
Chateau Miraval is a villa located in Correns, France. The 1,200-acre property has multiple 17th-century buildings and is situated along a well-known Roman road. In addition to the vineyard, Chateau Miraval has a private lake, a moat, olive groves, several fountains, pine woods, expansive slopes, and a Romanesque chapel. The land was first utilized as a winery in the 1850s. Late in the 1970s, Jacques Loussier bought the site and kept making wine there.
Chateau Miraval’s main residence has 35 rooms. With that, the home has a theatre, a dirt bike course, a gym, a video game room, indoor and outdoor pools, a helicopter pad, and a spa. The 47-year-old actress in 2010, moved a 200-year-old olive tree to the chateau’s grounds.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s Winery battle
In February 2022, Brad Pitt sued Angelina Jolie, alleging that she had improperly sold her interests in Miraval, a French corporation that owned a castle and vineyard. In 2008, Pitt and Jolie first acquired a majority stake in Miraval.
In March 2013, they started selling their own rosé, and in August 2014, they wed there. The 57-year-old actor claimed that when Jolie requested a divorce in 2016, they both made a pact not to sell their Miraval stock without consent.
However, the Tenute del Mondo wine section of the Stoli group, run by Russian entrepreneur Yuri Shefler, purchased the Girl Interrupted actor’s share in the company in 2021. Following this, the Fight Club actor sued his ex-wife.
The former couple’s winery is once again in headlines as the actor’s latest legal documents state that the Maleficent star secretly sold her share of the estate without Pitt’s consent and went behind his back.
Source: People
