Buy a vineyard in the Rhône (69) You have always dreamed of becoming a winegrower or winemaker. The Rhône department is the ideal place to realize your project of producing your own wine. But buying a vineyard in the Rhône is a project that deserves careful consideration. Ma-propriete-viticole.fr helps you to find wine estates for sale throughout France and particularly in the Rhône. How to choose your wine estate in the Rhône The Rhône department is home to the Beaujolais and Rhône vineyards, which are among the 16 largest French vineyards and have a worldwide reputation. The climate and soil of the Rhône are particularly favourable to the cultivation of vines and the production of great wines The quality of Rhône wines depends on many factors: the terroir, the exposure, the grape varieties, the work of the vines, the vinification and the climatic particularities of each year. Each wine estate makes its own choice of grape varieties according to the regulations of its Protected Designation of Origin but also according to the properties of the soil and its geographical location. If 200 grape varieties are authorised in France, the main ones used in the Rhône are Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier and Gamay. How much does a vineyard in the Rhône cost? Buying a vineyard in the Rhône is an important investment but the price will vary greatly depending on the composition of the vineyard (vines, cellars, equipment, wine stock, etc.) and its location.
Based on the French DVF land-transaction register, 812 vineyard sales were recorded in Rhône between 2020 and 2025. The median price stands at €35,368/ha and the average at €44,604/ha. Unlike the average price, which is sensitive to exceptional sales, the median splits the market in two and better reflects typical transactions.
|
Year
|
Sales
|
Average price (€/ha)
|
Median price (€/ha)
|
|
2020*
|
69
|
48,382
|
52,000
|
|
2021
|
153
|
49,616
|
43,625
|
|
2022
|
169
|
40,025
|
25,544
|
|
2023
|
143
|
48,881
|
42,194
|
|
2024
|
144
|
43,332
|
34,650
|
|
2025
|
134
|
39,514
|
32,174
|
Source: DVF data 2020-2025, analysis by ma-propriete.fr. *2020: second half only.
Between 2020 and 2025, the median price fell by 38% (€52,000/ha → €32,174/ha).
Recorded transactions range from €6,183/ha to €350,000/ha. This spread reflects the diversity of the properties sold: appellation, grape varieties, the condition of the vines and the presence of farm buildings all drive large differences in value.
Every year, SAFER (the French rural land agency) publishes the market value of vineyards by appellation. Here are the 2025 references:
|
Appellation
|
Average price 2025 (€/ha)
|
Price range 2025 (€/ha)
|
1-year change
|
|
Beaujolais
|
9,000
|
5,000 – 20,000
|
-18 %
|
|
Beaujolais Villages
|
8,000
|
5,000 – 15,000
|
-20 %
|
|
Coteaux du Lyonnnais
|
9,000
|
5,000 – 15,000
|
stable
|
|
Crus Beaujolais
|
52,600
|
—
|
-14 %
|
|
Brouilly
|
60,000
|
45,000 – 80,000
|
stable
|
|
Chénas
|
30,000
|
25,000 – 45,000
|
stable
|
|
Chiroubles
|
20,000
|
10,000 – 35,000
|
stable
|
|
Côte de Brouilly
|
60,000
|
40,000 – 80,000
|
-8 %
|
|
Fleurie
|
73,000
|
24,000 – 140,000
|
-14 %
|
|
Juliénas
|
23,000
|
5,000 – 30,000
|
-34 %
|
|
Morgon
|
52,000
|
25,000 – 75,000
|
-31 %
|
|
Moulin à Vent
|
92,000
|
35,000 – 108,000
|
-8 %
|
|
Régnié
|
17,000
|
7,000 – 43,000
|
+13 %
|
|
Côte Rotie
|
1,350,000
|
1,000,000 – 1,600,000
|
stable
|
Source: SAFER — vineyard market values 2025 (unleased land).
The Côte Rotie appellation commands the highest values (an average of €1,350,000/ha), while Beaujolais Villages remains the most affordable (€8,000/ha). On average, across all appellations, SAFER values the department's vineyards at €28,300/ha.
See our full analysis and methodology in our observatory of vineyard prices in France.
