Castel Frères

About Castel Frères

Castel Frères is the historic wine trading house of the Castel Group, founded in 1949 by the Castel siblings and based in Bordeaux. The family business combines brand wines (Maison Castel), an alliance of 20 family estates with 1,000 hectares of vines (Castel Châteaux & Grands Crus), and a Négociant business with Bordeaux Grands Crus, including Château Beychevelle (Grand Cru Classé 1855, acquired in 2011). The value chain includes viticulture on its own estates in Bordeaux, Languedoc, Provence and the Loire, wine production in seven wineries in France's largest wine-growing regions, bottling on 45 lines (bottles and Bag-in-Box), storage, logistics and distribution. With revenues of around €680 million (2022), 350 million bottled units per year and more than 6,000 customers across all sales channels, the company supplies the specialized trade and gastronomy in over 80 countries. 100 estates (1,100 ha) are certified under Terra Vitis, and 20 ha are organically certified.

Site

Bordeaux (France)

Processes

Bottling (45 lines, bottles and Bag-in-Box), Logistics and storage capacity, Viticulture/wine production (own vineyards and contract growers), Négociant business (Grands Crus, Primeur and allocation), Marketing and sales teams for trade partners, Exclusive ranges for gastronomy (on-trade), Masterclasses, wine dinners and events, Reception of professional visitors at the vineyards (hospitality team)

Certificates

Terra Vitis (sustainable viticulture), Organic certification (20 ha), Organic certification

Founded

1949

Industries

Wine trade / Négociant business, Viticulture (estate ownership), Gastronomy (on-trade), Retail (off-trade), Wine trade / wine negotiation, Wine brand products (B2C brands such as Roche Mazet)

1. 01

   Viticulture on own family estates and with contract growers

2. 02

   Wine production in 7 wineries

3. 03

   Bottling (45 lines, bottles and Bag-in-Box)

4. 04

   Storage and logistics

5. 05

   Marketing and sales support for trade partners

6. 06

   Export to more than 80 countries

Vineyards & Wineries

Bordeaux

FR

Headquarters and wine trading house

Materials

Wines from Bordeaux, Languedoc, Provence, Loire; Grands Crus as Négociant

• 45 bottling lines (bottles and Bag-in-Box)
• Storage and logistics capacity

Bordeaux (Region)

FR

Vineyards / Châteaux, including Château Beychevelle, Château Montlabert (Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé)

Languedoc (Region)

FR

Vineyards / Châteaux

Provence (Region)

FR

Vineyards / Châteaux

Loire (Region)

FR

Vineyards / Châteaux

Wines & Brands

Inside the production

Sustainability & Origin

Origin and quality are evidenced by the Saint-Émilion classification (Château Montlabert, Grand Cru Classé 2022), rated vintages by J. Suckling and Decanter, as well as the Terra Vitis certification of 100 estates (1,100 ha) and organic certification (20 ha).

History

1. 1947

   Pierre Castel, aged 19, founds a wine trading business supplying local grocers and wine merchants in the Bordeaux region.

2. 1949

   Pierre Castel and his eight siblings formally found Castel Frères.

3. 1957

   Acquisition of Château de Goëlane – the beginning of the grouping of today's 20 family estates with 1,000 ha of vines.

4. 2011

   Acquisition of Château Beychevelle, Grand Cru Classé 1855.

5. 2022

   Château Montlabert is promoted to Grand Cru Classé in the 2022 Saint-Émilion classification; revenue of €680 million.