Valérie Dagueneau

The Path

Estate succession in Pouilly-Fumé is a practical discipline: continuity has to be earned vintage by vintage, not claimed as a label. At Domaine Serge Dagueneau et Filles, Valérie Dagueneau is head of the family estate, carrying forward both the name and the responsibilities attached to it. Saint-Andelain, France, gives the work its fixed point. The family name is tied to the routine demands of vineyard and cellar, and the advice from Serge Dagueneau remains part of that working structure: inherited knowledge used as a reference in present decisions, not as decoration.

The Work Today

The estate work at Domaine Serge Dagueneau et Filles is organized around Pouilly-Fumé, with Valérie Dagueneau leading in Saint-Andelain, France, while following advice from her father, Serge. The specialty is defined by place as much as by cellar choice: mineral expression, precision, and continuity of estate style. Pouilly-Fumé asks for close reading of origin. The label carries expectations tied to soil, season, and handling, and the estate’s work is framed through fidelity to Saint-Andelain, France, the family domaine, and the character expected of Pouilly-Fumé. Leadership in this context is not a performance role. It is the repetition of small decisions, the keeping of a family name in working order, and the choice to leave the emphasis on the wines, the terroir, and the craft behind each release.

Signature

The estate’s named releases include Pouilly-Fumé La Léontine 2023, Tradition 2023, Pouilly-Fumé Tradition 2025, Dagueneau Pinot Noir Les Pinottes, and L'Odyssée. Read as a set, these wines show the estate’s range within its stated frame. Pouilly-Fumé La Léontine 2023, Tradition 2023, and Pouilly-Fumé Tradition 2025 keep the focus on Pouilly-Fumé and vintage expression; Dagueneau Pinot Noir Les Pinottes broadens the register; L'Odyssée sits among the named cuvées as part of the domaine’s current identity.

In Their Words “Our estate is mainly located on a terroir of Kimmeridgian marls. These are marine muds amalgamated with small fossilized oysters.”

Recognition

Valérie Dagueneau has received Guide Hachette des Vins — Vin remarquable for Domaine Serge Dagueneau Et Filles Tradition 2023 blanc (2025).