Alexandra de Vazeilles

Coming Up

The line through Burgundy and Bordeaux is evident in the addresses Alexandra de Vazeilles passed through: Château Latour in Pauillac, Bordeaux, then Domaine de Montille in Volnay, Burgundy, and Domaine Roulot in Meursault, Burgundy. Those stages established a working base in demanding appellations before Château des Bachelards in Fleurie became her own ground, where she was owner from 2014–2023. Since 2023, she has served as brand ambassador of her vintages of Château des Bachelards, keeping the domaine’s wines in view under the same name and framework she helped build.

Where They Are Now

Biodynamic farming is the central principle Alexandra de Vazeilles states plainly: “For me, true agriculture can only be biodynamic, it is about playing along nature and not against it.” The line places the work where it belongs — in the vineyard first, with the cellar following from that. It describes a method built on observation, restraint, and attention to what the site is already capable of giving.

Signature

Pouilly-Fuissé en Vergisson and Cuvée Le Clos des Bachelards are the wines associated with Alexandra de Vazeilles. Taken together, they point to a style that is measured rather than forceful, with the work in Fleurie carried through the named cuvée and the discipline implied by that pairing.

In Their Words Her language on gender and stewardship stays tied to the practical realities of growing and keeping land in good condition. “I am so proud to be a woman. By nature, women make life happen, feed their families and the world. We take better care of the earth and soils: intimately, we know that it is an asset and that like any asset it erodes.” The statement links soil care to continuity, and continuity to the conditions that make viticulture possible over time. That same attachment to place is clear in her account of arriving in Fleurie: “When I came to Fleurie to establish the domaine I really thought that would die here – I loved it so much and wine-making remains my passion.” The point is not sentiment alone, but commitment to a site that held her attention enough to shape the work around it.

Honors

James Suckling gave Cuvée Le Clos des Bachelards, Fleurie AOC a score of 98/100. For a wine tied to one appellation and one domaine, the number functions as a clear external marker of how the work has been received. It is the most direct recognition attached to Alexandra de Vazeilles’s years at Château des Bachelards.