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    Arnaud Dubois

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    Portrait of Arnaud Dubois

    Portrait of Arnaud Dubois

    i. Biography

    Coming Up

    Maître de chai at Château de Chantegrive places Arnaud Dubois in the daily mechanics of cellar work, where timing, sequencing, and attention to texture shape the finished wine long before bottling. The role sits between oversight and hands-on control: decisions are made in small increments, with the estate’s character carried through steady technical judgment rather than display. Dubois works inside that brief, keeping the process aligned from vat to bottle.

    Where They Are Now

    Soil work, reduced treatments, and mechanical weed control define the estate’s environmental approach under Arnaud Dubois as Technical Director. The method is practical and restrained: work the soil, limit treatments, and use machinery to manage weeds. Taken together, those choices describe a vineyard program built on observation and intervention kept in check. Cuvée Caroline is one of the wines that carries Château de Chantegrive’s identity most clearly. In that context, Arnaud Dubois’ technical oversight matters as support for recognition and continuity, not as ornament. The wine functions as a marker of the estate’s voice, with Dubois tied to the conditions that help maintain it. The role is built from repetition rather than gesture. Soil work, reduced treatments, and mechanical weed control each depend on timing and consistency, and each leaves a visible mark on how the estate is run. As Technical Director, Arnaud Dubois works at the point where those vineyard decisions meet the estate’s broader expression.

    Career - Maître de chai — Château de Chantegrive

    Signature

    Cuvée Caroline is the signature wine named in Arnaud Dubois’ profile. At Château de Chantegrive, it stands as one of the estate’s clearest identifiers, and it links Dubois to a wine that helps define how the property is read. In trade terms, it is a reference point: a named bottle carrying the weight of the estate’s technical choices.

    FAQ What is Arnaud Dubois's current role? As of 2026, Arnaud Dubois is Technical Director. What is Arnaud Dubois known for? He says the estate uses soil work, reduced treatments, and mechanical weed control to limit environmental impact.

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