Our story
Centuries of expertise
Our DARGAUD & JAEGLÉ cooperage and foudrerie is located in Romanèche-Thorins, in Saône-et-Loire, at the crossroads of two prestigious wine-growing regions, Beaujolais and Mâconnais, in southern Burgundy.
Balancing tradition and modernization, every barrel, cask, and vat produced in our workshops embodies a family philosophy that is part of our DNA.
1921
Marcel Dargaud founded the company. After completing his apprenticeship, he purchased a small workshop in the heart of Romanèche-Thorins and began his trade in coopering.
1931
Marcel Jaeglé joined the cooperage as an apprentice at age 13. As his experience grew, he became the manager of the workshop and forged a special relationship with the Dargaud family.
1968
Marcel Dargaud and Marcel Jaeglé became partners, and the company changed its name to Dargaud et Jaeglé.
1970
After studying at the woodworking school in Mouchard, Marcel Jaeglé’s son, Jean-Marcel, took his first steps in the family business. Jean-Marcel’s wife, Chantal, joined him a few years later to speed up the company’s development.
1981
Jean-Marcel’s first trip to California to discover the wines of the New World.
1991
Construction of the current
assembly workshop.
1997
Construction of the barrel storage building.
1998
Jean-Marcel and Chantal Jaeglé’s son Cédric, an Industrial Art and Design engineer, joined the company.
1999
Extension of the wood storage area (1 ha 300).
2000
Construction of a new facility, comprising a stave quality control workshop, a stave machining workshop, and a stave production workshop.
Cédric managed the new workshop.
2001
Marcel Jaeglé passes away and the prestigious “Marcel Cadet” barrel was created in his honor.
2003
After 3 years of research and development, the creation and installation of the DJE prototype, a digitally controlled machine dedicated to milling staves was achieved. This machine, the result of a partnership between DJ and the company Monnot, is patented and now used in many cooperage workshops and has become a benchmark in the industry. This machine, the result of a partnership between DJ and the company Monnot, is patented and now used in many cooperage workshops and has become a benchmark in the industry.
2005
Lauriane Jaeglé joined the company.
2015
A flexible and multifunctional workshop
was established to serve 3 key purposes:
– A modern facility for manufacturing large wooden containers (casks and vats)
A dedicated area for refurbishing barrels
A workshop dedicated to stacking staves.
2016
Large containers are now produced in the new facility using an innovative technique inspired by Dargaud et Jaeglé’s traditional barrel-making methods.
2022
Lauriane and Cédric took over the operational management of the company, accompanied by their parents.
Present day
Jean-Marcel Jaeglé, Chantal, Cédric and Lauriane lead a company that, while deeply rooted in tradition, is firmly focused on the future and modernity.