Winemaker
Eric Bantegnies
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Cubnezais, France
i. Biography
Eric Bantegnies works at Château Bertinerie in Cubnezais, France, where winemaking is a practice of precision and patience shaped by a career tied to Château Haut Bertinerie. The work sits inside the logic of white-wine production: careful cellar decisions, measured handling, and a clear preference for restraint over display. When Bantegnies says, “We produce three white wines,” the point is not volume but discipline. The craft is in selection, in keeping the palate exact, and in letting each wine keep its own structure.
At a Glance - Role: Winemaker. - Place: Cubnezais, France. - Career history: Château Haut Bertinerie. - Craft note: “They are rather very aromatic, quite fleshy, because aging on the lees will allow us to generate that body, that fleshy and soft character that we look for in the wine.” At Château Bertinerie, the aim is to build texture without losing freshness. Bantegnies’s white wines are framed as aromatic and supple, with lees aging used to give the wine body and a softer profile. That puts the cellar work in the realm of shaping mouthfeel as much as flavor: the wine should read as lifted, but also round; bright, but with enough weight to hold the glass. It is a style that depends on time in tank or barrel and on the decision to let aging do part of the work. The career tie to Château Haut Bertinerie runs through that same set of choices. The wines are presented not as a side line to the reds, but as a serious expression of the house style, built around aromatic clarity, breadth, and a soft finish. The result is a portfolio that values continuity: different bottlings, same underlying approach to white wine, with each one held to the same standard of texture and balance.
Signature
Eric's signature wines include Château Haut Bertinerie Grand Vin 2020, Château Haut Bertinerie Grand Vin Blanc 2017, Château Haut Bertinerie, and Bertinerie. These labels mark the range of Bantegnies’s work, from the named vintages of Château Haut Bertinerie Grand Vin 2020 and Château Haut Bertinerie Grand Vin Blanc 2017 to the broader house identities of Château Haut Bertinerie and Bertinerie. Taken together, they point to a winemaker working across bottlings with the same priorities in view: aromatic purity, a fleshy mid-palate, and a soft structure that carries through the finish.
In Their Words “They are rather very aromatic, quite fleshy, because aging on the lees will allow us to generate that body, that fleshy and soft character that we look for in the wine.” That sentence lays out the method plainly. Aroma is preserved, texture is built, and lees aging is used to give the wine body and softness. For Bantegnies, the measure of success is not just what the wine smells like on opening, but how it sits in the mouth once the cellar work is finished.
Recognition
Eric Bantegnies has received Prix des lecteurs 2024, bronze medal (2024).
Profile updated August 2026
FAQ
Asked of Eric
What is Eric Bantegnies known for?
He is known for winemaking, including three white wines shaped by aging on the lees.
Where does Eric Bantegnies work?
He works at Château Bertinerie in Cubnezais, France.
Who is Eric Bantegnies?
He is a winemaker whose career includes Château Haut Bertinerie.
