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BORDEAUX
BORDEAUX
- WINE GROWER PORTRAIT -
– WINE GROWER PORTRAIT –
FROM ENTRE-DEUX-MERS TO THE MÉDOC
ROMAIN ROUX,
BORN TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR!
The four chateaux are his pride and joy.
You can’t help but like Romain Roux. Possibly a little gruff, by his own admission, but
this immediately disappears behind his loquaciousness, his joviality and his ability to
listen to others. After dreaming of a career in finance, he ultimately chose a job that
brings him down to earth every day. And he certainly is not complaining.
By Sylvain Patard – Photographs: © Sylvain Robin
Romain Roux did not want to be a winegrower, and he
explains why: “It’s hard work, and not necessarily
well-paid. But if you can make a living out of it, it’s the
best job in the world”. He actually wanted to become a
trader. “I sleep very little and I used to take great pleasure in
watching stock markets open around the world”.
Unfortunately, in 2000, his father had a serious health
problem, so after passing his Baccalauréat, Roux attended
agricultural college so that he could help him at the end of
his course. “I realise now that because of this, I have been
able to spend time with my family and my childhood friends
every day, whereas if I had found a job in finance in London
or somewhere else, I would probably have only seen them
once a year”, he admits.
COMPANY DIRECTOR AT 26
In 2005, he considered no longer working with his father
because of a disagreement. In the end, his father suggested
he establish a company that Roux would manage, realising
that his son needed independence and only one person
WINTER 2021 GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE 53
WINTER 2021 GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE 53