Winemaker
Didier Séguier
Director and Winemaker, Domaine William Fèvre
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Chablis, France
Made By record
Awards & recognition
1 total
1 winner
i. Biography
Precision in northern Burgundy white winemaking demands balancing razor-sharp Kimmeridgian acidity with controlled maturation across premier and grand cru parcels. Didier Séguier has spent decades shaping that standard in Chablis, managing cellar and vineyard operations to reflect site purity rather than heavy-handed cellar intervention.
Coming Up
Born in Cognac, Séguier spent his youth in Bordeaux surrounded by his family's winemaker friends, developing early familiarity with cellar work through regular visits. His formal training began with a viticulture-enology baccalaureate in Sauternes, followed by an Advanced Technician’s Certificate (BTS) earned in Avize. In 1992, Séguier joined Bouchard Père et Fils as Cellar Master. Across six years in Beaune, he immersed himself in the finesse and nuances of Burgundy's terroirs. That tenure built the technical grounding he carried north when moving into leadership at Domaine William Fèvre in 1998 at age thirty, the same year William Fèvre sold the domaine to Joseph Henriot.
Where They Are Now
Séguier serves as Director and Winemaker at Domaine William Fèvre in Chablis, working alongside Vineyard Manager François Ménin and Cellar Master Pascal Reynaud. Under his stewardship, the domaine committed to environmental viticulture in 2000, aligning traditional practices with progressive vineyard care. Séguier has navigated significant climatic trials across the estate's top sites; late April spring frost in 2017 caused losses of 50 to 70 percent of yield in certain Premier Cru and Grand Cru holdings. His cellar approach focuses on site expression, as seen in releases such as the 2020 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Vaillons Premier Cru, poured during tastings led by Séguier in 2023. The estate entered a new era in January 2024 following its acquisition by Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite, maintaining Séguier's long-established philosophy of terroir respect.
Career - Cellar Master — Bouchard Père et Fils (1992–1998) - Director and Winemaker — Domaine William Fèvre (1998–present)
FAQ What is Didier Séguier's current role? Didier Séguier serves as Director and Winemaker at Domaine William Fèvre in Chablis, a position he took over in 1998. Where did Didier Séguier receive his formal training? He completed a viticulture-enology baccalaureate in Sauternes before obtaining an Advanced Technician’s Certificate (BTS) in Avize.
