At 33, Charles Aubert moves at the speed of those who refuse to choose a single path. An Air Force pilot since the age of 18, he is also a winemaker, heir to a lineage that has been cultivating vines for a century in the Rhône Valley.

In the Aubert family, wine is a story that began in 1926, when his great-grandfather Victorin planted his first vines in the Drôme region. A passion passed down from generation to generation. Yet, young Charles initially dreamed of heights. At 15, he earned his pilot's license before even getting his driver's license. His mother, one of the first women to perform aerobatics in France, instilled in him a love of flying from a very young age. "I absolutely wanted to be a pilot in the army. I was lucky enough to be accepted at 18, after finishing high school." After years spent in military aviation, however, he felt the need to write his own winemaking story. He wasn't about to simply accept an inheritance. "I want to create my own story, to draw on past experience, but also to challenge myself personally." In 2022, after oenology training and internships at renowned estates, he acquired a property in Cairanne, which he renamed Château de Serre-Blanc. On this 17-hectare vineyard, nestled in the hills of the appellation, the vines thrive in limestone, sand, and clay soils. Already certified organic, the estate is continuing its biodynamic transition. The name Serre-Blanc refers to the talons of an eagle, a symbol of the connection between heaven and earth—a metaphor that perfectly encapsulates his journey. For behind the apparent contrast between the cockpit and the vineyard, Charles Aubert finds the same exacting standards: patience, rigor, foresight, and humility. "In aeronautics as in wine, the most important thing is the unseen work." Today, on the cusp of military retirement, he envisions the future of the estate with an underground gravity-flow winery, a few private suites, and a venue designed to host exceptional events. 

But whether he is flying above the clouds or walking among the rows of Grenache and Syrah, the common thread remains the same: self-improvement, high standards and transmission, values ​​that he intends to bring to life in his commitments as well as in his wines.