Career
Some of the world"s most expensive wines are produced on its 4.5-acre (18,000 m2) vineyard. He was originally co-director with Lalou Bize-Leroy, both having inherited their ownership. This domaine has extensive plantations of Aligoté and the de Villaines were part of the campaign to create a separate appellation for the Aligoté wines of Bouzeron, which succeeded in 1998, when Bouzeron AOC was created.
Aubert de Villaine is also the Director of HdV (Hyde de Villaine) Wines, a highly regarded winery in Napa Valley, California.
He served as a judge at the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976.