Bastien Lucas - Consulting Winemaker

Bastien has followed a path from Europe to the Napa Valley.

Born and raised in France, Bastien’s earliest wine experience was at age 14 at Château Lynch-Bages. He returned to Lynch-Bages in 2008 and spent a full harvest there, where he first experienced in-depth the meticulous complexity of luxury winemaking and developed a passion.

Bastien earned his Master Degree in Enology from the winemaking school of Bordeaux, France. During his studies, Bastien was fortunate enough to secure internships and worked harvests at both Alpha Omega in Napa and Monteverro in Tuscany. In 2015, Bastien returned to work at Alpha Omega where he became Assistant Winemaker and then to Maxville Winery where he became Winemaker in July of 2020. Since crafting our 2021 Vinium Estate Wine at the Maxville facility Bastien has moved on to begin his own consulting business in the Napa Valley, BL Winemaking.