July 28th – CHANDON Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of esteemed winemaker Loïc Le Calvez as the new Senior Winemaker for their Yarra Valley Winery. With over 20 years of experience in the sparkling wine industry, Loïc brings a wealth of expertise to his new role.
Loïc is a highly qualified oenologist, who brings a slew of global winemaking experience and an exceptional palate as a recognised wine judge.
“I am thrilled to be joining CHANDON Australia and to contribute to the rich winemaking heritage of the Yarra Valley,” said Mr. Le Calvez.
“It is wonderful to work as part of the talented team at CHANDON, not only in crafting exceptional sparkling wines but also in furthering their commitment to sustainability initiatives.”
CHANDON Australia’s Winemaking Director, Dan Buckle, is pleased to welcome Le Calvez to the team.
“Loic will undoubtedly be an exceptional asset to our team, with a remarkable palate, a deep understanding of traditional method sparkling wine, and a contagious energy that uplifts the team.
“His invaluable contributions at the tasting bench will be instrumental in shaping our wines. We are fortunate to have someone of his calibre to bounce ideas off and continue the exceptional quality of our CHANDON wines.”
ABOUT CHANDON
CHANDON is LVMH’s sparkling-wine Maison, founded in Argentina in 1959 by Robert Jean de Vogüé, a pioneer with the vision to redefine the category and craft exceptional sparkling wines in unexpected lands. Now spanning four continents, we have wineries in Argentina, California, Brazil, Australia, China and India, making ours the largest sparkling vineyard worldwide and the only domain on which the sun never sets.
From the very beginning, the multiplicity of places, ‘terroirs’, cultures, and communities has taught us that diversity is a wealth, it is embedded in our DNA, and is also the lynchpin of our sustainability initiatives. We, at CHANDON, are committed to preserve our lands of diversity.
ABOUT CHANDON AUSTRALIA
Our Australian home was founded in 1986 in the beautiful Yarra Valley on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country. Since then, we have been crafting exceptional sparkling wine drawing from the diverse richness of our lands and benefiting from the expertise of our bold and passionate winemaking community worldwide.
OUR GLOBAL CHANDON ESTATES
Get in touch to find out more about our estates around the world.
CHANDON ARGENTINA, MENDOZA
CHANDON Argentina, born of Robert-Jean de Vogüé’s original vision, broke ground in 1959 in Mendoza in the Andean foothills. The estate now has three primary vineyard sites with an area under vine of 400 hectares at an altitude comprised between 980 and 1700m above sea level, heights that would be considered extreme in most other wine producing countries.
CHANDON CALIFORNIA, NAPA VALLEY
Forever alert to new terroirs, new possibilities and new challenges, CHANDON gravitated to Napa, in 1973. Today, Domaine Chandon pushes the limits of the state of the art to produce sparkling wines that are US market leaders from our three vineyards located in Carneros, Mt Veeder and Yountville.
CHANDON BRAZIL, SERRA GAÚCHA
In 1973, Brazil’s Serra Gaúcha region, in the extreme South of the country, was pinpointed on the CHANDON map. With its subtropical climate, high vineyard sites and plentiful rainfall, our estate shows a range of microclimates that are like colours in a paintbox for our winemakers.
CHANDON CHINA, NINGXIA
CHANDON China arrived on the scene in 2013, in Ningxia, the country’s top premium winemaking region. Nestling at the foot of Helan Mountain, it took us almost 30 years to settle in this new land and release our first CHANDON bottles. This spectacular place, on the edge of a pristine wilderness presided over by rocky peaks, is one of the country’s largest viticultural areas, now recognised domestically and internationally for the calibre of its wine.
CHANDON INDIA, NASHIK
Nashik, in the Western Ghats mountain range, around 200km northeast of Mumbai, is where you’ll find the youngest CHANDON sibling. India is our wild card and our latest new frontier. The most recent member of the family was founded in 2014.
