Overview
- Bodega Rolland confirmed his death on March 20 from an acute cardiac event in Bordeaux, a detail also reported by family members.
- The French consultant pioneered the global ‘flying winemaker’ model, advising projects in more than 20 countries through his consultancy and laboratory network.
- His Argentine story began in 1988 with Arnaldo Etchart in Cafayate, later shaping high‑altitude wines such as Yacochuya and deepening ties across the Valles Calchaquíes.
- In Mendoza’s Valle de Uco he founded Clos de los Siete after acquiring roughly 850 hectares, launched Rolland Wines, and built widely exported labels including Mariflor and Val de Flores.
- Admired for elevating quality yet criticized for a ripe, oak‑driven style some saw as homogenizing, he remained active in Argentina through late 2025 and returned again in recent months for harvest festivities.