Veronique Sanders

After studying literature and humanities in preparatory classes and at the Sorbonne (CELSA), Véronique Sanders began a career as a consultant with Publicis between Prague and Paris. In 1997, to perfect her knowledge of wine, she took the DUAD diploma (Diplôme Universitaire d'Aptitude à la Dégustation) at the Bordeaux Faculty of Oenology.

In 1998, following the sale of Château Haut-Bailly by her grandfather, Jean Sanders, Robert G. Wilmers entrusted her with the position of property manager. Thanks to the opportunity to manage a great Bordeaux growth, she rediscovered the passion that had driven her since childhood.

For the past 25 years, she has overseen every stage of the wine's life, from the vineyard to blending, right through to marketing, where her job is to make Haut-Bailly appreciated the world over. She manages the estate in a spirit of family continuity, with a renewed dynamism thanks to Robert Wilmers' major investments. Her aim: to maintain the excellence of Haut-Bailly wines and perpetuate their elegance with ever-greater respect for the environment.

In 2000, she was appointed President and CEO of Château Haut-Bailly.

A member of the Board of Directors of the Commanderie du Bontemps de Médoc, Graves, Barsac and Sauternes, as well as the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux and the Académie du Vin de Bordeaux, Véronique Sanders is deeply involved in the world of wine. Between 2006 and 2009, she was the first woman to be appointed President of the Union des Crus Classés de Graves. She was awarded the insignia of Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite in September 2011 and Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 2024. Finally, she is named Chancellor of the International Wine Academy in December 2023.