Winemaker
Bertrand Sourdais
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- San Esteban De Gormaz, Spain
i. Biography
In San Esteban de Gormaz, Soria, the work at Bodegas Dominio de Es is built around old pre-phylloxeric vines, parcel names, and the slower reading of soils. Bertrand Sourdais keeps the cellar organized by site first: Viñas Viejas de Soria, La Diva, La Mata, Carravilla, and Le Rosé all point back to specific holdings rather than a broad regional style. The wines are identified by place because the method is to let place carry the weight.
Coming Up
The framework for that approach was set at University of Bordeaux, where Bertrand Sourdais trained before moving through a sequence of cellar roles. He worked as assistant at Mouton-Rothschild, then as assistant at Santa Rita in Chile, then as assistant at Álvaro Palacios in Priorat, Spain. Each stop added another working reference point for how different vineyards ask for different readings. In 2000, he took on a more defined leadership role as technical director at Dominio de Atauta in Ribera del Duero, Spain, before becoming winemaker of Bodegas Dominio de Es, where the emphasis on parcel identity and old-vine material remained central.
Where They Are Now
The winemaking at Bodegas Dominio de Es in San Esteban de Gormaz, Soria, Spain is shaped by close attention to vineyard specificity. La Diva comes from a small 0.35-hectare pre-phylloxera plot / small plot at the end of a narrow valley., and marks the seriousness of the parcel-based approach. La Mata appears as one of the named parcel wines of Dominio de Es, while Carravilla is another named wine offered under the same project. Read together, these bottles form a map of holdings and old vines rather than a general regional statement. Le Rosé extends that same method into a different register. Made from the Carresoto plot in San Esteban and described as being made using Champagne-style pressing, it shows the same discipline applied to a lighter profile. Across the cellar, Sourdais’s work stays focused on the relation between land, parcel, and technique, with each wine drawing a different line through the same structure.
Signature
Bertrand's signature wines include La Diva, Carravilla, La Mata, and Le Rosé. Taken together, they describe a style built from named sites, old vines, and a deliberate refusal to generalize. The register is consistent: parcel by parcel, the wines stay tied to their holdings, and the house style comes through as repetition of attention rather than a single flourish.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
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What is Bertrand Sourdais's current role?
Bertrand Sourdais is Winemaker.
Where did Bertrand Sourdais train or study?
Bertrand Sourdais trained at University of Bordeaux.
