Marie‑Laure Latorre

Coming Up

Marie-Laure Latorre’s progression through the wine trade reads like a study in selection, operations, and estate management. As national buyer at Système U, the work would have demanded judgment under commercial constraint: choosing well, moving on time, and reading the market without losing sight of the product. From there, she moved into the Bordeaux wine trade in Bordeaux, where the trade depends as much on relationships and reputation as it does on numbers. At Vignobles Olivier Decelle in France, Latorre became manager of several properties within Vignobles Olivier Decelle, a role that required holding different houses in view without losing the detail of each one. She later served as director at Château Jean Faure in Saint-Émilion (until 2025), placing her in one of Bordeaux’s most closely watched appellations. Since 2025, she has been Managing Director of Château de Sales, carrying that operational range into a new estate.

Where They Are Now

Managing Director — Château de Sales, 2025. Latorre describes the start of that role in practical terms: arrival, harvest, observation, then contact with the team. It is a straightforward account of how an estate takes shape for a new director: first learn the pace already in motion, then understand the people who carry it. The emphasis is on standards applied through the work, not spoken around it. “I can't wait to put my high standards, my energy and my passion at the service of this splendid estate.” In trade terms, that reads as a commitment to align personal discipline with an estate that already has its own history and requirements.

In Their Words “I can't wait to put my high standards, my energy and my passion at the service of this splendid estate.”