Frédéric grew up in Burgundy in a modest family and did not inherit any vineyard. He learnt his skills whilst working with the most prestigious wine producers of “Bourgogne”, who have been the pioneers in biodynamic viticulture:
Domaine Leroy (Lalou Bize-Leroy) and Domaine des Comtes Lafon (Dominique Lafon).

Frédéric prepares himself the biodynamic solutions that he sprays in the vineyard himself, using natural ingredients and water from the pristine “source du Bel Affreux”. He plows the soils with his horse.

While working for other producers, Frédéric dreamt about making his own wine. But it is very difficult for an independent winemaker without financial assets to sign a contract to rent out a vineyard or even to buy grape.

A few years ago, Frédéric put together 50 wine amateurs to buy two small blocks of vines and signed a rental contract with them: 1,5 hectare in total in appellations “Beaune” and “Hautes Côtes de Nuits”. He could then harvest the grape, make wine and sell his first wine under his own label.

Since 2014 Frédéric personally distributes the wines he produces in small quantities from this piece of land. His wines are also served in prestigious institutions such as the Abbaye de la Bussiere (Relais & Chateaux, Michelin star) and sold in renowned wine shops such as Bacchus and Ariadne (Marché Saint Germain, Paris 6th).

For the past ten years, Frédéric has been offering biodynamic viticulture services to several owners of prestigious appellations: Nuits Saint Georges, Gevrey-Chambertin, Savigny, Pernand-Vergelesse, Corton-Charlemagne, Vosne-Romanée.

He advises them on biodynamic practices and conducts the work in the vineyard with his own biodynamic solutions and a horse. Then, he transforms the grapes into wine at the owner’s cellar by following natural cycles. But he does not have the cash to buy the grapes he has been taking care of for the past 10 years. Therefore, each year, after all his work, the wine is sold to wine merchants who have the financial resources to buy the wines and keep it for a couple of years before selling it.

With the support of many WineFunders, the creation of the company « PRIEURÉ D’ANTHEUIL » will allow Frédéric to buy the grapes he cares for and complete the process all the way to bottling and selling wines from several prestigious appellations under his own label .

He will also be able to purchase and renovate an old stone house in the countryside along a pristine river stream. This property in a secluded environment will allow him to mature his wines, to feed livestock and maintain an organic vegetable garden, as well as to welcome his clients in order to share his passion for biodynamic wines.