Céline Villars

Career Owner and winegrower of Château Citran in Avensan, Céline Villars works from the production side of the Médoc, where estate decisions are tied to the vineyard and the season. Her name is also attached to Château Chasse-Spleen in Moulis-en-Médoc, where she serves as president, adding governance on another Left Bank property to hands-on estate work in Avensan. The two roles place her in both the daily mechanics of winegrowing and the oversight that keeps a property moving forward. - Owner and winegrower — Château Citran - President — Château Chasse-Spleen, Moulis-en-Médoc

The work of an owner and winegrower is measured in practical terms: the state of the vines, the timing of interventions, and the discipline required to keep an estate in step with the year. In Céline Villars’s case, Château Citran gives that work a fixed base in Avensan, while Château Chasse-Spleen extends it into Moulis-en-Médoc through a presidency that calls for judgment and coordination. The result is a profile built on responsibility across two properties rather than a single public-facing role.

Médoc leadership is often defined by continuity, and these posts put Céline Villars inside that framework. One side of the work stays close to the vineyard and the growing cycle; the other sits in the larger structure of oversight. That combination is what gives the position its weight: direct contact with the estate at Citran, and executive responsibility at Chasse-Spleen, both grounded in the practical business of wine.

Today, the distinction between the two roles is useful because it shows how the work is divided. At Château Citran, owner and winegrower means direct involvement with the estate itself. At Château Chasse-Spleen, president means a broader remit, where decisions affect the property as a whole. Céline Villars’s place in the Médoc is defined by that split: one role anchored in cultivation, the other in administration, each demanding a different kind of attention.

That balance matters in wine. Estate work requires familiarity with the ground and the calendar; leadership requires a steadier view of how a property is run. Céline Villars’s professional profile is built from both. It is a straightforward arrangement, but an exacting one, and it leaves little room for performance beyond the work itself.

Céline Villars’s own line on the work is brief: “Chasing away the blues for a wine is magical.” Read in trade terms, it points to the craft’s corrective side—the part that asks for judgment, patience, and the ability to improve what is already in motion. The phrasing is spare, but it makes clear that the work is not only administrative or agricultural; it is also about handling a wine with enough care to change its direction.