Portrait of Jérôme Moitry
i. Biography
His entry point is plain: “We certainly didn't come from the wine world, but wine has always been an obvious part of our lives.” In Jérôme Moitry’s case, that made wine a field approached by choice, not inheritance. The line is telling because it puts the craft first: a discipline assembled through study, judgement, and applied method rather than family script. That logic runs through his work in fine wine, where structure and clear thinking sit alongside a precise sense of style.
Coming Up
Jérôme Moitry trained at Ecole Centrale de Paris and INSEAD, an education that points to analytical discipline and the ability to move between technical detail and large-scale decision-making. Those schools provided the framework for work that depends on structure, judgement, and the management of complexity. That foundation now carries through his roles in business, philanthropy, and wine. Today, Jérôme is founding partner and director of Patrimonia Capital, CEO / Managing Director of Château Climens (since 2022), and treasurer of CentraleSupélec Foundation. The range of those posts shows a practice built around responsibility, with each position requiring a different register of attention.
Where They Are Now
At Château Climens, the working line is stated without ornament: “I’m going to talk about my brother and myself, as I accompanied him in this magnificent acquisition. And always with the same motto for the wines \"purity and elegance.\"” In Jérôme Moitry’s mouth, “purity and elegance” reads less like branding than a production principle, one that keeps the focus on finish, proportion, and line. The first serious tasting memory is equally direct: “It was a white Châteauneuf du Pape from our neighbouring region that gave me my first great tasting experience.” The significance here is not anecdotal nostalgia but calibration. A first encounter of that kind gives a reference point for texture, structure, and what stays in the mouth and mind. For Jérôme Moitry, it marks the moment wine moved from familiarity to a craft worth reading closely.
In Their Words “And always with the same motto for the wines \"purity and elegance.” “It was a white Châteauneuf du Pape from our neighbouring region that gave me my first great tasting experience.”
Career - Founding partner and director — Patrimonia Capital - CEO / Managing Director — Château Climens, Barsac, Bordeaux (2022–present) - Treasurer — CentraleSupélec Foundation Education: Ecole Centrale de Paris; INSEAD
FAQ What is Jérôme Moitry's current role? Jérôme Moitry is CEO. Where did Jérôme Moitry train or study? Jérôme Moitry trained at Ecole Centrale de Paris and INSEAD. What is Jérôme Moitry known for? Sémillon-based wines from Barsac, including a push toward dry Sémillon wines.
The Sunday letter
Get new profiles like Jérôme Moitry every Sunday.
One email a week with the chefs, winemakers and artisans we have just profiled, and the places they run.
One email a week. Unsubscribe from any issue.
Explore
In the same rooms
Similar Winemakers
The Sunday letter
Get the next Made By profile in your inbox.
We send one email every Sunday morning with the people we profiled that week.
One email a week. Unsubscribe from any issue.