Winemaker
Gilbert Felettig
Winemaker, Domaine Felettig
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Chambolle-Musigny, France
i. Biography
The work at Domaine Felettig / Domaine SARL Felettig is defined by a sequence of vineyard and cellar decisions: sustainable farming without herbicides or insecticides, hand harvesting, meticulous sorting, and carefully selected barrels. In Gilbert Felettig’s practice, the hierarchy is clear. Fruit condition is established in the vineyard, protected at harvest, narrowed at the sorting table, and then carried into wood chosen for the wine rather than imposed on it. “in 2014 and 2015 I had made a few tests with whole-clusters so it wasn’t a shock, but it’s been a nice discovery! I’m not a big connoisseur of whole-clusters, but give me a Dujac Malconsorts and I’ll be happy!” Gilbert has said.
The Trajectory
The role of co-operator and winemaker at Domaine Felettig / Domaine SARL Felettig places vineyard decisions and cellar decisions in the same working frame. Gilbert Felettig’s position is not only a cellar role; it includes the choices that shape the fruit before vinification begins. Sustainable farming without herbicides or insecticides sets the starting condition for the work. Hand harvesting keeps selection close to the vine and protects fruit integrity before it reaches the cellar. Meticulous sorting tightens that selection again, limiting what moves forward. Carefully selected barrels form the final stated part of the method, used as a considered tool in the élevage rather than a generic finish. The craft here is built from tangible operations: farming, picking, sorting, choosing. In Gilbert Felettig’s case, those operations define the estate’s working discipline more clearly than broad claims could. Each step depends on the previous one, and each requires attention at the point where loss of precision would be difficult to recover later.
The Practice Today
The current work of Domaine Felettig / Domaine SARL Felettig remains tied to precision from vineyard to barrel. As co-operator and winemaker, Gilbert Felettig is identified with sustainable farming without herbicides or insecticides, hand harvesting, meticulous sorting, and carefully selected barrels. The method is best read as a chain of practical controls. Farming establishes the conditions of the fruit. Hand harvesting preserves and selects it. Sorting refines what enters the cellar. Barrel selection then becomes part of the structure of the wine, not a substitute for earlier work. The craft rests on continuity between land, fruit, cellar, and élevage.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
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What is Gilbert Felettig's current role?
Gilbert Felettig is winemaker at Domaine Felettig.
What is Gilbert Felettig known for?
He farms sustainably without herbicides or insecticides, harvests by hand, and sorts meticulously.
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