Winemaker
Bérengère Quellien
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Ayguemorte Les Graves, France
i. Biography
The Path
The work begins with training and stays practical from there. At Centre de Formation Professionnel Agricole de Blanquefort, Bérengère Quellien learned the basics of a working life built on agriculture, and that discipline later carried into Château Lusseau in Ayguemorte-lès-Graves. Her earlier work as a jurist reads less like a break from the field than a different sort of exacting practice: one grounded in procedure, judgment, and attention to detail. Since 2000, that precision has been applied to a family estate, where her role as exploitante viticole and propriétaire has meant holding both the property and its continuity in hand.
The Work Today
Organic viticulture defines the present tense of Château Lusseau. Under Bérengère Quellien, the estate’s Graves wines are shaped by a method that favors clarity over embellishment, with fruit kept in the foreground. There is no barrel aging for this wine, which leaves the cuvée fruit-forward, simple in structure and aroma, and fresh. The choice is deliberate: to let the grapes register cleanly, without the added weight of oak. At the cellar level, that same restraint keeps the style legible from one vintage to the next. The family property taken over in 2000 is now worked as a fixed point of reference, with each cuvée returning to the same estate identity through repetition rather than ornament. The result is a vat-aged Graves wine that relies on directness, freshness, and the consistency of hands that know the site year after year.
Signature
Bérengère's signature wines include Cuvée Bérengère.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Bérengère
What is Bérengère Quellien's current role?
Bérengère Quellien is Exploitante viticole/Winemaker.
Where did Bérengère Quellien train or study?
Bérengère Quellien trained at Centre de Formation Professionnel Agricole de Blanquefort.
What is Bérengère Quellien known for?
Organic Graves wines, especially Château Lusseau Cuvée Bérengère.
