Chêne & Cie

Presentation

In September 1997, Henri de PRACOMTAL and his family formed the company “CHÊNE & Cie”, grouping together the cooperages they had bought.

TARANSAUD

TARANSAUD, founded in 1932 by Roger Taransaud, was purchased from Hennessy in September 1997. It coopers French oak barrels and tanks.

CANTON

CANTON COOPERAGE, founded in 1939, was purchased in October 1998. It coopers American oak barrels.

KÁDÁR

KÁDÁR HUNGARY is a joint venture created in February 2008 by Chêne & Cie and Budapesti Kádár, the oldest cooperage in Hungary, property of the Molnar family. It coopers Hungarian oak barrels.

XTRACHÊNE

The XTRACHÊNE brand has been the oak alternatives department since 2011.

Chêne Services

Chêne Services provides innovative technical services, supplying technological equipment and monitoring technical parameters. It was created in 2016 within Chêne & Cie. Its activities are dedicated to the control of vinification and wine ageing.

CHÊNE & Cie also offers barrel servicing and distribution activities worldwide.

Research department

The research, expertise and oenology department (Research & Development Department) was created in 2000 and is based near Bordeaux.

Wood supply department

The ‘Wood Supply’ Department for French oak has been part of the company CHÊNE BOIS since 2008.

Our distribution subsidiaries

  • Chêne Australasia in Australia and New Zealand,
  • Chêne South Africa in South Africa,
  • Chêne Chile in Chile,
  • Taransaud North-America in the USA,
  • Chêne Distribution in Europe, which also includes the Used Barrels Department.

In all other wine-producing countries, our distribution is handled by agents or directly by Chêne & Cie’s brands.

Management team

Henri de Pracomtal

President

Graduate of the HEC (Hautes Etudes Commerciales) business school, 13 years spent with the LVMH Group, including 5 years as Chairman of the Hennessy Management Board. President of Chêne & Cie since 1997.

Eve Humbert

Chief Financial Officer

Graduate of ESC Dijon (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce), 14 years spent within the LVMH Group. Joined Chêne & Cie in March 2019.

François Litoux-Desrues

R&D Director

Trained as an engineer, Master's degree of Food Sciences. 7 years at Moët & Chandon. Joined Chêne & Cie in January 2019.

Marc Duseaux

Managing Director of Taransaud

Chemical Engineer, PhD in Physics. Joined Taransaud in September 2011.

Jean-Pierre Giraud

President's Special Advisor

Sales Director of Chêne & Cie from 1976 to 2017.

Eric d’Hérouville

President's advisor

Graduate of the HEC (Hautes Etudes Commerciales) business school, 7 years at SNPE. Joined Chêne & Cie in August 2000, as Chief Financial Officer.

Véronique mauget

Company Secretary

Graduate of ESC Marseille (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce), 6 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Joined CHÊNE & Cie in October 2002.