Winemaker
Laurence Feraud
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
i. Biography
She took on full oversight and winemaking at the estate in 2005.
The Climb
Laurence Feraud trained at Macon and Paris before returning to the family orbit at Domaine du Pegau in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France, where she worked alongside her father Paul from 1987–2005. That stretch reads as an apprenticeship in house style as much as cellar work: learning how a domaine keeps its line, how decisions stack up vintage after vintage, and how close familiarity with a place sharpens judgment. In 2005, Feraud moved into full oversight and winemaking at the estate, taking on the work in its entirety and carrying the Domaine du Pegau name through her own decisions in the cellar.
Today
Feraud holds full oversight and winemaking at the estate, a role that sits at the center of what the domaine releases. As owner and winemaker, she carries responsibility for the wines made under the Domaine du Pegau name, with the job split between execution and continuity. The work asks for control without rigidity: to maintain what the house has already established, while staying responsive to each season and to what Châteauneuf-du-Pape gives up in the cellar. It is a concise title for a broad remit, reaching from daily choices to the final shape of the bottle.
Signature
Laurence's signature wines include Cuvée Laurence, Cuvée Réservée, Cuvée Dapo, Selection Laurence Feraud, and Plan Pegau Rouge. Read together, the names map the scope of her work at Domaine du Pegau: bottles that stay within the estate’s language while marking different expressions of her oversight. The list shows continuity, but not sameness; each label carries its own place within the domaine’s range. For Laurence Feraud, these wines are the practical record of a cellar practice built on restraint, intent, and long repetition.
Recognition
Cuvée Laurence is the named signature work attached to her craft. The wine ages longer in old foudre before bottling and is named as part of the estate’s regular Cuvée Réservée. That detail points to a mode of work shaped by patience and controlled timing, with old foudre and extended aging becoming part of how the wine is understood before release. The distinction remains tied to the estate’s established framework, even as it is set apart by name. For Laurence Feraud, recognition is embedded in the work itself: in the cellar decisions, and in the bottles that carry the Domaine du Pegau name onward.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
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What is Laurence Feraud's current role?
Laurence Feraud is Owner and Winemaker.
Where did Laurence Feraud train or study?
Laurence Feraud trained at Macon and Paris.
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