Winemaker
Larissa Desperiez
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil, France
i. Biography
Her work is defined by the cellar: oenology, chai responsibility, and the daily discipline of making wine at the estate. In the quiet architecture of vats, barrels, and the measured rhythms of the harvest calendar, Larissa Desperiez’s craft takes shape as stewardship first and last. The work asks for attentiveness to texture, temperature, timing, and the sequence of decisions that gives a wine its character. The estate may present itself through landscape and label, but the real labor sits below that surface, where wine is assembled day by day.
Coming Up
Today, Larissa Desperiez is oenologue et maître de chai of Château Livran. The role carries both technical precision and practical weight, placing her at the center of the estate’s winemaking life. As oenologue et maître de chai, she works between analysis and instinct, between cellar science and the tactile realities of the chai. At Château Livran, the task is not only to oversee a process but to guide the slow development of each cuvée, turning the vineyard’s potential into finished wine with consistency and care.
Where They Are Now
The role places her on the technical and cellar side of winemaking in Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil. That setting frames the work in a place where precision matters as much as patience, and where the cellar is both workplace and point of control. Here, the daily discipline of winemaking unfolds away from noise, in an environment where judgment is made in small increments and every action leaves a trace. Larissa’s contribution sits in that exacting sphere: the hands-on side of the estate, where the move from grape to wine is shaped by expertise, vigilance, and close attention to the cellar’s demands.
Signature
Larissa's signature wines include Château Livran Rouge 2020 and Château Livran 2019. These wines mark her cellar leadership, each carrying the identity of Château Livran while showing the technical control behind them. Château Livran Rouge 2020 and Château Livran 2019 are not just names on a bottle; they register the discipline and responsibility that define her work at the estate, built from the daily labor of making wine with consistency, structure, and attention to detail.
Profile updated July 2026
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