Roederer keeps Damoy’s grands crus — and must lease away 3 ha of village vines
After completing Domaine Pierre Damoy on 24 July 2026, Louis Roederer must relinquish 3 ha of village Burgundy under the Sempastous law. Almost 8 ha of grand cru plus Clos Tamisot stay; village parcels go via Safer.
Buying a legendary Gevrey address is only half the paperwork. The other half is how much land the state will let one group hold.
the drinks business reports that after Louis Roederer completed the Domaine Pierre Damoy acquisition on 24 July 2026, the Côte-d’Or prefecture invoked the 2021 Sempastous law on agricultural land concentration. Roederer must relinquish three hectares of village-level Burgundy vines. It keeps almost eight hectares of grand cru — Chambertin, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze, Chapelle-Chambertin — plus the Clos Tamisot monopole. The three village hectares will be offered for lease through Safer.
CAVB president Thiébault Huber had sought roughly a quarter of the domaine, including some grand cru. The outcome: all of the village land. Roederer is also relinquishing about four hectares in Champagne, about ten in Bordeaux, and a smaller Bandol holding. Huber says Frédéric Rouzaud contacted him constructively; he cites Roederer holdings near 980 hectares, with Collection’s twelve wineries above 1,100 hectares worldwide.
Mini-concept: concentration law is a fence around who may farm which Pinot rows. Grand cru can stay with the buyer; village vines can be forced back into the regional lease market so one cheque does not vacuum the map.
A soft drink brand never had to return three hectares of hillside after a deal. Burgundy Pinot still does — and the fence is the point.
Remember: almost 8 ha of Damoy grand cru kept; 3 ha of village vines go out to lease via Safer.
Source: the drinks business