Winemaker
Nicolas Audebert
Directeur Général, Vignobles Chanel (Château Canon, Château Rauzan-Ségla, Château Berliquet)
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Saint-Émilion, France
Known for
- Directing Chanel's Bordeaux estates Château Canon, Rauzan-Ségla, and Berliquet
- Winemaking at Cheval des Andes and Krug's Clos du Mesnil
- Terroir-focused approach in Saint-Émilion and Margaux
i. Biography
Nicolas Audebert is the Directeur Général des Vignobles Chanel, overseeing Château Canon and Château Berliquet in Saint-Émilion, Château Rauzan-Ségla in Margaux, and Domaine de l'Île in Porquerolles since 2014. A French agronomist who graduated from Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Montpellier in 1999, he began his career at Terrazas de los Andes in Argentina in 2000, advanced through Moët & Chandon, Krug, and Veuve Clicquot in France, and served as Winemaking Manager at Cheval des Andes from 2006 before returning to Bordeaux. Ranked 8th or 9th Meilleur Vigneron de France, he emphasizes terroir-driven winemaking across Chanel's properties.
Profile updated March 2026
