This investment solution falls under article 9 of the European Union’s SFDR (Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation) classification. Foncière Champenoise France Valley I’s wine-growing management is in line with 4 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This commitment is reflected as follows: Objective of a percentage of vines certified HVE (High Environmental Value), or VDC (Viticulture Durable en Champagne) or organic. Objective of carrying out operations that enable us to maintain independent, family-run viticulture.

This financial product, 100% taxonomically aligned, has as its investment strategy the purchase of vineyard land with the sustainable objective of protecting biodiversity and mitigating climate change. The achievement of these objectives will be measured using two sustainability indicators, which will also serve as indicators that this product does not significantly undermine other sustainability factors. These indicators are verified internally by France Valley and audited annually by Novethic.

The performance of the winegrowing investment is the sum of: the return on the sharecropping lease (which is not guaranteed), and the change in the value of the shares (upward or downward capitalization), which depends on the change in the value of the vines.

Liquidity is not guaranteed. It is organized through a subscription/withdrawal mechanism; liquidity depends on share subscription requests registered by the Management Company: shareholders’ requests to sell shares may be offset by new subscriptions. No guarantee can be given as to the resale period or the sale price. The Management Company also aims (but cannot guarantee) to retain 10% cash to ensure liquidity in the event of a blockage in the subscription/withdrawal market. As a last resort, La Foncière may dispose of winegrowing assets, which is not guaranteed and may take some time. Caution: liquidity is not guaranteed, either in terms of time or price; the sale of shares on the secondary market may prove difficult and require time to find a buyer; the conditions for the sale of shares in terms of price may vary over time.

Invest in vineyard land to reduce your income tax by 18%* (subject to a minimum holding period of 5 ½ to 7 years and a risk of capital loss. Subject to the €10,000 tax niches ceiling. The recommended holding period is 10 years; moreover, resale may be difficult). Your investment is not subject to the IFI (Impôt sur la Fortune Immobilière), provided you hold less than 10% of the property. (In return for a risk of capital loss).

Investment costs (possible entry fees, subscription fees). There are no exit fees; Recurring management costs, which are deducted from the yield on the SA’s assets; Costs related to the acquisition of winegrowing assets, which are capitalized in the value of the SA’s shares.

Wine-growing investments are exposed to weather risks (hail, frost, lack of sunshine, drought, etc.) and phytosanitary risks (mildew, court-noué, esca, etc.), which can affect the harvest and the value of the vines. In addition, wine-growing investments offer no guarantee of performance, the value of the capital invested or the liquidity of the shares, in terms of both resale times and value. For a wine-growing investment to perform well, it is advisable to hold the shares for at least 10 years.