Olivier Berrouet
Affiliation
Chateau Petrus
Winemaker at Château Pétrus since 2008
i. Biography
Olivier Berrouet is the winemaker at Château Pétrus in Pomerol, Bordeaux, succeeding his father Jean-Claude Berrouet in 2008 at age 29 after training at Château Cheval Blanc, Château Haut-Brion, and Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. He holds a viticultural degree from Toulouse and an oenology qualification from Bordeaux, with additional experience at Château Margaux, Rémy Martin in Cognac, an industrial vineyard in Australia, and Silver Oak Cellars in Napa. Berrouet emphasizes interpreting the terroir with minimal intervention, as demonstrated in vintages like 2011 and 2012.
The Archive
Selected Works & Focus Areas
Focus 01
Winemaker at Château Pétrus since 2008
Focus 02
Son of Jean-Claude Berrouet, Petrus winemaker for 44 vintages
Focus 03
Minimal intervention winemaking philosophy emphasizing terroir interpretation