BL Winemaking

Bastien Lucas

Born and raised in France, my passion for wine started with my experience at the early age of 14, for a summer job at Château Lynch-Bages.

I then earned my M.Sc. Enology degree from the winemaking school of Bordeaux in France. During my studies, I was fortunate enough to secure internships and work harvests at both Alpha Omega in Napa and Monteverro in Tuscany, under Jean Hoefliger's tutelage.

In 2015, I returned to Alpha Omega and became Assistant Winemaker in 2017. Position I grew with and was part of the release of a 100pt wine, until arriving to Maxville Winery in 2020.

Viticulture

Wonderful wines always come from wonderful fruits.

Let me help you in either sourcing grapes or interact with your vineyard management team to optimize quality production, and help call the optimal picking dates.

Winemaking

Harvest is ready, it is the time to make the wines!

Let me help you with lots division, extraction & fermentation protocols adapted to your fruits, the vintage and your objectives.

Aging

Transforming grapes into wine was an intense process, time for peaceful aging!

Let me help with an oak program and time of aging that will sublimize and enrich your wines.

Blending

Perfection lays in the details, and sometimes half a percent makes a difference.

Let me help you with my experience in blending & balancing the different wine lots to achieve the best results.

Bottling Prep

Blends are finalized, it is time to get set for bottling!

Let me help your wines being stable and ready for a smooth bottling and optimum aging conditions in the bottle.