Winemaker
Antoine Fardeau
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Savennières, France
i. Biography
Antoine Fardeau leads production at Domaine du Closel in Savennières, where the work is split between cellar discipline and the pace of the vineyard. As Maître de chai at Domaine du Closel - Château des Vaults, he sits in the daily handoff from fruit to wine, carrying the estate through each stage with measured control.
The Path
Since 2022, Antoine Fardeau has held the combined responsibilities of responsable technique et œnologue and Maître de chai at Domaine du Closel - Château des Vaults. That pairing places technical direction and cellar practice under the same roof: one role tied to analysis and decision-making, the other to the close, recurring work of barrels, tanks, and vintage turnover. At Domaine du Closel - Château des Vaults, that arrangement makes the cellar a place of oversight as well as continuity. Antoine Fardeau’s work has centered on keeping the estate’s technical choices aligned with the day-to-day life of the wines, with each step held to the same standard of attention.
The Work Today
Today, Antoine Fardeau is head of production at Domaine du Closel in Savennières, a role that places him at the center of the estate’s operating rhythm. Production here is not a single task but the coordination of the practical and the precise, from overall organization to the smaller decisions that keep the work coherent. He also remains Maître de chai at Domaine du Closel, maintaining the cellar-side responsibility that keeps him close to the wines themselves. Taken together, the two roles give his work a dual register: one in structure, the other in the material realities of the cellar.
Career - Responsable technique et œnologue — Domaine du Closel - Château des Vaults, Savennières, Anjou-Saumur, Vallée de la Loire et Centre, France (2022–present) - Maître de chai — Domaine du Closel - Château des Vaults, Savennières, Anjou-Saumur, Vallée de la Loire et Centre, France
FAQ How did Antoine Fardeau get started? He built his path at Domaine du Closel - Château des Vaults, where he worked as cellar master and later became production director. What is Antoine Fardeau best known for today? He is best known as head of production at Domaine du Closel in Savennières, alongside his cellar role at the estate.
