Winemaker
Jérôme Aguirre
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes, France
i. Biography
Jérôme Aguirre is Director of Mouton Cadet Wines in Bordeaux, France, a current role reached after work in Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes, Pomerol, and Vignobles K. His path runs through vineyard management, technical direction, and the practical question that keeps returning in his work: how a wine can carry the sensory imprint of its origin without losing its soul.
Beginnings
Before his current Bordeaux post, Aguirre worked close to the vines at Château Tour Saint Christophe in Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes, France, where he served as vineyard manager. That role places the early visible part of his career in the landscape of the estate itself, with attention fixed on vineyard work rather than on a finished bottle alone. At the estate, the stated aim is to produce wines to high standards while highlighting the individual and harmonious expression of great terroirs. It is a precise mandate: not merely quality in the abstract, but quality tied to place, parcel, and the character that emerges when the vineyard is allowed to speak clearly. The wines associated with Château Tour Saint Christophe are described as powerful, marked by minerality, purity, and balance. They are also described as values that can evolve for at least 10 to 15 years, a time horizon that gives the work a long frame beyond release and first impression.
The Rise
The next turns in Aguirre’s career moved through technical leadership. He served as technical director of Château La Patache in Pomerol, France, a role centered on the decisions that translate vineyard and cellar work into a coherent wine. He also served as technical director for Vignobles K. Across those technical roles, the through-line is not a public-facing title alone, but a responsibility for how wine is made to express its source with discipline and consistency. One dated bottle sharpens the story: the 2016 Tour Saint-Christophe was described as the star of a Harvard tasting class evening. For a wine tied to Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes, that moment gives a specific vintage and setting to the broader reputation of the estate’s power, minerality, purity, balance, and aging potential.
Today
In his current role as Director of Mouton Cadet Wines, Aguirre works with Mouton Cadet in Bordeaux, France. His work includes selecting the terroirs that make up the wines, a task that connects the brand’s identity to the origin and character of the sites behind it. The philosophy he brings to Mouton Cadet emphasizes linking a wine’s sensory impression to its place of origin while preserving the wine’s soul. That idea makes terroir selection more than sourcing; it becomes the mechanism through which aroma, texture, structure, and identity are kept connected. Mouton Cadet red is described as the founding wine of the brand. Within that frame, Aguirre’s present work sits at the intersection of continuity and selection: the care of a long-established reference point, built through the choice of terroirs that shape what the wine becomes. The environmental dimension is part of the picture as well. Mouton Cadet’s partner winegrowers have received France’s HEV certification for particularly environmentally friendly practices, tying the wider network of growers to a recognized standard in the vineyard.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Jérôme
What roles has Jérôme Aguirre held?
Jérôme Aguirre has served as vineyard manager at Château Tour Saint Christophe, technical director of Château La Patache, technical director for Vignobles K, and Director of Mouton Cadet Wines.
What is Jérôme Aguirre doing now?
He is Director of Mouton Cadet Wines in Bordeaux, France, where his work includes selecting the terroirs that make up the wines.
Where else has Jérôme Aguirre worked?
He has worked at Château Tour Saint Christophe in Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes, Château La Patache in Pomerol, and Vignobles K.
