Winemaker
Jacky Lorenzetti
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Pauillac, France
i. Biography
Jacky Lorenzetti is tied most directly to the great wines of Médoc through his role as owner in charge of viticulture at Château Pédesclaux in Pauillac, where the work is defined by patience, precision, and long-term stewardship. His profile spans hospitality, sport, and business, but the common thread is leadership applied to institutions that depend on structure and continuity. In wine, that background matters: the vineyard asks for the same discipline as any high-functioning organization, only on a slower clock.
The Path
Formal training at Hospitality School in Lausanne gave Jacky Lorenzetti an early grounding in service and discipline, two habits that translate cleanly into leadership in both sport and wine. From there, he moved into a very different arena as president of Racing 92 in Paris, France, where the demands of timing, structure, and collective standards sit at the center of the work. In that role, leadership is not abstract; it is exercised through coordination, accountability, and the ability to hold a group to a shared level. From sport, the path widened into wine and business, building a portfolio that reflects enterprise and a long view. Today, Jacky is chairman of Ovalto, owner in charge of viticulture at Château Pédesclaux, owner of Château Lilian Ladouys, and owner of Château Lafon-Rochet (since 2021). The sequence is telling: hospitality, sport, business, wine. Each step appears to have reinforced the same practical instincts—organization, oversight, and the patience required to support standards over time.
The Work Today
In Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, the work at Château Pédesclaux centers on viticulture, where the crucial decisions are made before wine ever reaches the glass. As owner in charge of viticulture, Jacky Lorenzetti sits close to the daily discipline that shapes the vineyard, with ownership carrying responsibility rather than distance. In Médoc, that kind of attention is part of the craft; the region asks for detail, restraint, and consistency. The present role at Château Pédesclaux continues the same habits that defined his earlier leadership at Racing 92 in Paris, France: calm authority, strategic clarity, and the ability to manage both immediate pressures and longer horizons. Those qualities translate directly into vineyard stewardship, where business judgment and agricultural timing meet. The result is a position that connects decision-making to terroir without separating the two.
Acclaim
His specialty is the great wines of Médoc, expressed through ownership and viticultural direction at Château Pédesclaux. That places Jacky Lorenzetti in a part of Bordeaux where reputation is earned over time and measured through structure, depth, and consistency. The recognition here is practical rather than decorative: his work and his holdings converge on Médoc, with Château Pédesclaux as the clearest expression of that focus. Read together, Jacky Lorenzetti’s roles show a progression from formal training to sport, then into wine and business, with leadership remaining constant throughout. Hospitality School in Lausanne provided the foundation; Racing 92 in Paris, France supplied the pressure of presidential responsibility; and today, as chairman of Ovalto, owner in charge of viticulture of Château Pédesclaux, owner of Château Lilian Ladouys, and owner of Château Lafon-Rochet (since 2021), he applies that accumulated experience to the slower work of wine. The throughline is organization, oversight, and a steady commitment to work that matures over time.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
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What is Jacky Lorenzetti's current role?
As of 2026, Jacky Lorenzetti is Owner in charge of viticulture.
Where did Jacky Lorenzetti train or study?
Jacky Lorenzetti trained at Hospitality School in Lausanne.
What is Jacky Lorenzetti known for?
Great wines of Médoc.
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