MILESIME is the combination of a dual expertise in lease financing and barrel supply; tailor-made solutions to accompany your barrel purchases and take into account your winegrowing financial constraints.
About us
Dual expertise to help you manage your barrel inventory
The Milesime story in 3 key dates
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Business start-up
01 November 2011
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Founding the company
01 January 2014
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Milesime celebrates its 10th anniversary
01 January 2024
Why we are at Milesime
To make life easier for winegrowers by providing them with :
- simple rental solutions
- top-quality used barrels
Milesime, team spirit and entrepreneurship
Close to our partners and attentive to their needs, we monitor and support them throughout their rental contracts, ensuring that their commitments are respected.
Our team
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Arnaud ROUILLIER
Chairman
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Corinne DARMAILLAC
Administrative Assistant
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Luca PETTENUZZO
Milesime ITALY
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Patrick VERDÉ
Sales Director
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Romuald EISINGER
Sales Engineer
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Ketty AGESILAS
Administrative Assistant
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Solange DELBOT
Administrative Director
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Aurélie FOUGÈRES
Milesime SPAIN
Our commitments and certifications
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CSR
Our rental or trade offers for used and/or refurbished barrels contribute to the sustainable management of a noble and costly material.
They are part of an eco-responsible circular economy
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Transparency
Easy-to-follow contracts, with no risk of hidden costs and in line with your commitments
Triple traceability of our used and/or refurbished barrels : origin of property, original cooperage and refurbished cooperage -
Quality
Sanitary control with its own protocols
Physical inspection with a cooper’s after-sales service
Customer testimonials
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Sophie MERZEAUD - Administrative Manager - Château LAROZE
Partner since 2012.
We appreciate the transparency and ease with which Milesime contracts can be monitored. What’s more, the management of the fleet at the end of the contract is very efficient: once the drums have been filled and cleaned, they are immediately removed. Thank you for your professionalism and good humor !
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Ludwig VANNERON - Manager OENOSMART - Oenologist Consultant in wines, liqueurs and spirits
Partner since 2020.
We regularly call on Milesime to supply used barrels; the traceability and possibility of checking them at any time is a real plus.
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François-Xavier GABORIAUD - Co-manager of Château BOURSEAU / Vignobles GABORIAUD
Partner since 2012.
Separate Milesime contracts for each campaign give an immediate reading of the rental cost per barrel – there are no hidden costs !
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Julien SALLES - Vineyard Manager - Groupe LARRAQUÉ VINS INTERNATIONAL
Partner since 2014.
The rental of our barrels at Milesime is an important component of the cost price of our wines. And recycling them at the end of the contract is perfectly in line with our environmental approach.
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Olivier FRULIO - Manager - Château CARIGNAN
Partner since 2015.
Milesime is not only a financial partner in the rental of our barrels, but also a manager of our barrel fleet, allowing us to concentrate on our core business: wine !
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Fabrice PAPIN - Manager - Domaine LE PETIT MARAND
Partner since 2020.
Milesime’s barrel rental service is perfectly suited to our growing estate; we also appreciate the possibility of integrating second-hand barrels.
Frequently asked questions
As proximity is at the heart of our values, please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have about our offers directly by telephone (+33 (0)5 47 50 00 85) or by email (p.verde@milesime-location.fr). In the meantime, here are the answers to the most frequently asked questions.
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Can I buy used or refurbished barrels without the proposed financing ?
It is possible to buy our used or refurbished barrels without rental financing
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What is a Milesime refurbished barrel ?
This barrel comes mainly from our rental contracts, with triple traceability: property origin – original cooperage – refurbishment cooperage
Process: dismantling of bottoms, planing of staves and bottoms, repair of any defects, steam treatment, heating, reassembly of bottoms, scalding, complete sanding and marking
Expected effects: oxygenation restored, original aromatic compounds (methyl-octalactones and vanillin) mostly recovered, woodiness melted and wines softened
Our process eliminates the potential danger of pyrolysis of polyphenols resulting in the production of dimethoxy-phenols (“burnt” odour)
Sanitary control based on a cleaning protocol
– Remove solids by rinsing, – Steam treatment, rinse again and drain bung down for 12 h – Drying at 5g – Bung hit
Physical inspection
– No broken staves or bottom pieces (surface microcracks tolerated for bung staves) – Galvanized hoops correctly tightened (tolerance for oxidized but not rusted hoops) – Chestnut hoops correctly tightened and tied
Finishing
External sanding
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What is a Milesime second-hand barrel ?
The majority of our barrels come from rental contracts. We therefore have full traceability and a cleaning and maintenance protocol. Checked as it leaves the property, it is checked again as it leaves our stock, if necessary with a new cleaning process. We take advantage of its passage through our workshops to sand it.
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What quality controls are carried out on your second-hand barrels ?
Sanitary control based on a cleaning protocol
– Remove solids by rinsing, – Steam treatment, rinse again and drain bung down for 12 h – Drying at 5g – Bung hit
Physical inspection
– No broken staves or bottom pieces (tolerance for bung staves with surface microcracks) – Galvanized rings correctly tightened (tolerance for oxidized but not rusted rings) – Chestnut hoops correctly tightened and tied
Finishing
External sanding
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What sizes of used or refurbished barrels are available ?
We supply 225l barrels, 300l, 400l and 500l casks, and a limited number of 600l demi-muids. Ask us about larger containers (truncated-cone tanks or foudres).
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What types of oak are used for your used or refurbished barrels ?
We mainly supply French oak barrels; other types of oak (European – American) and, in limited quantities, acacia are also available.
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