Winemaker
Laurent Saint Pasteur
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Cissac Medoc, France
i. Biography
For more than 25 years, Laurent Saint Pasteur’s route has run through Château Cissac-Médoc, France, from long estate service to the technical direction of its wines. The arc is not a map of many addresses; it is the story of one property, one Médoc commune, and a winemaker shaping Cabernet Sauvignon-based blends through close control of extraction, maceration, and tannin.
Early Years
Saint Pasteur worked for Château Cissac for more than 25 years, a span that places his career inside the rhythms of a single estate rather than across a list of changing appointments. The continuity matters on the cellar floor: repeated harvests at the same property give a technical director the kind of accumulated reference points that cannot be rushed. At Cissac-Médoc, the work centers on Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines blended with Merlot and Petit Verdot. Those varieties define the craft note attached to his name at the château, where structure, fruit, and tannin are handled as a blended composition rather than as isolated parts.
Making a Name
His technical approach is concrete: low-temperature extractions and long macerations. In the wines, that method is associated with an opulent style and well-rounded tannins, with textures described as smooth and succulent. The point is not ornament for its own sake. Cabernet Sauvignon can bring frame and grip; Merlot and Petit Verdot can shift the blend’s shape and depth.
The Present
The title places him at the center of the estate’s winemaking decisions, especially the extraction and maceration choices tied to its Cabernet Sauvignon-based blends. The present chapter reads as arrival through duration. After more than 25 years of work at the property, his name is attached not to a broad public circuit but to a specific cellar practice: Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot and Petit Verdot, drawn through cool extraction, carried through long maceration, and finished with smooth, succulent tannins.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Laurent
What is Laurent Saint Pasteur's current role?
As of 2026, Laurent Saint Pasteur is Technical Director.
What is Laurent Saint Pasteur known for?
Making Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines blended with Merlot and Petit Verdot at Château Cissac.
