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Winegrower, owner of Château Cazebonne
A winegrower in Saint-Pierre-de-Mons (Graves), Jean-Baptiste Duquesne took over Château Cazebonne in 2018 and converted it to organic and biodynamic farming. He has replanted some forty forgotten Bordeaux grape varieties and documents daily work in the vineyard and cellar, as well as how the estate adapts to climate change.
Reviewed on 19 October 2026
Discover the history and rebirth of Montmartre's vineyard, and the vibrant annual Grape Harvest Festival, a symbol of conviviality and hope for wine.
Reviewed on 19 October 2026
Discover how greater freedom for winemakers can boost grape variety adaptation in Bordeaux, balancing climatic challenges and tradition.
Reviewed on 19 October 2026
Overproduction, fraud, Languedoc's revolt: how the 1907 crisis led to laws from 1905-1935, then AOCs, and Bordeaux's enduring legacy.
Reviewed on 27 September 2026
Should we harvest now or wait? A question asked daily, for every plot, during harvest.
Reviewed on 27 September 2026
Discover how heritage grape varieties offer natural ways to address Bordeaux's climate challenges.
Reviewed on 26 September 2026
The Bordeaux vineyard must rethink its wine profile to adapt to consumer tastes and climate. Discover our solutions for the future of Bordeaux.
Reviewed on 20 September 2026
H&A Location, France's largest barrel leasing company, has gone bankrupt, affecting over 2,000 wine estates, including Château Cazebonne.
Reviewed on 16 September 2026
Heatwaves and falling yields: should Bordeaux irrigate vines? AOC rules, derogations, water volumes vs maize and emergency drip system costs.
Reviewed on 16 September 2026
Discover the Bordeaux grape variety conservatory at Château Cazebonne, preserving historic vines and reviving forgotten varieties for the future.
Reviewed on 16 September 2026
The organic label in winemaking: core principles, EU rules from vineyard to cellar, permitted practices and its role in sustainable winegrowing.
Reviewed on 16 September 2026
Discover Demeter certification principles and specifications, ensuring committed biodynamic viticulture from vineyard to cellar. Explore our practices.
Reviewed on 16 September 2026
Discover the ambition and challenges of sulphur-free winemaking, a demanding process for pure wine. Learn the role of sulphur and a pragmatic approach.
Reviewed on 16 September 2026
Bordeaux wines: Roman-era renown, English trade privileges, the Place de Bordeaux and the region's terroirs, appellations and grapes.
Reviewed on 16 September 2026
Les eXtra-Terrestres: an association of career-changing neo-winemakers, sponsored by Laure Gasparotto, who share expertise and mutual support.
Reviewed on 16 September 2026
Discover low-intervention winemaking at Château Cazebonne. Preserving the natural qualities of grapes through delicate accompaniment and minimal additives.
Reviewed on 16 September 2026
Bordeaux's forgotten grape varieties: how phylloxera and the push for uniformity erased many white and red varieties from the vineyard.
Reviewed on 16 September 2026
Explore Bordeaux's iconic grape varieties, from traditional to rediscovered. Discover the impact of the 1935 AOC and the richness of the region's wines.
Reviewed on 16 September 2026
Jean-Baptiste Duquesne, owner of Château Cazebonne since 2016 and author of Bordeaux, une histoire de cépages, replants forgotten grape varieties.
Reviewed on 13 September 2026
Discover the philosophy of letting go at Château Cazebonne: a non-interventionist approach in the cellar for authentic, precise wines.
Reviewed on 06 September 2026
Discover the impacts of climate change on vines and how Château Cazebonne adapts its viticultural practices to protect the Bordeaux vineyard.
Reviewed on 26 August 2026
Discover Alain Breuille, a passionate nurseryman, and his method for integrating hardy peach trees into our vineyard. An agroecological approach to enhance
Château Cazebonne calls on winegrowers to preserve vine genetic diversity through massal selection. Act with us for resilient wines and a sustainable future.
De 2016 à la dixième vendange en 2026 : premier millésime, bio et biodynamie, conservatoire de 60 cépages, Comme en 1900, presse et barriques des soutiens.
Chamber of Commerce, brokers, samples and powdery mildew: behind the scenes of the 1855 classification, and why Graves was left out except Haut-Brion.
From the Castelnau family around 1700 to L. Dulac's 1942 plea: the archives that tell the long history of the Saint-Pierre-de-Mons vineyard in Graves.
From 1782 to 1784, Intendant Dupré de Saint-Maur had the grapes of Guyenne inventoried. What the Bazas list, 16 km from Cazebonne, reveals.
In 1907, Marcelin Albert led the Midi winegrowers' revolt for wine made from grapes, with no added sugar and no fraud. Portrait of a forgotten pioneer.
Density of 1100, dropping below 1000, levelling off near 993: how to read a fermentation curve, using the Bouché terroir at Château Cazebonne.
Glouglou wines are easy to drink — but easiness should not come from picking unripe grapes. Short macerations, blending, grape varieties and cooler vintages are the real answers.
After fermentation, dead yeast cells slowly release compounds that bring volume, roundness and complexity to wine. Understanding autolysis and lees ageing.
Winemakers, let's unite to preserve the unique plant material of our Bordeaux vines. Facing diseases and standardisation, let's act for diversity and the future.
Sauvignon, Sémillon, Muscadelle: discover the white grape varieties of Bordeaux, their history, character and role in the wines of Château Cazebonne.
Will yesterday's minor terroirs become tomorrow's great ones? Thoughts from Cazebonne on climate change, terroir hierarchy and vineyard prices.
Sand and silt in Bordeaux: characteristics, water behaviour and the profile of wines grown on these light terroirs.
How clay-limestone soils regulate water and bring tension, minerality and freshness to Bordeaux wines.
Discover Bordeaux deep gravel terroirs: rolled pebbles, drainage, deep rooting and their influence on the style of Château Cazebonne wines.
Clay soils in viticulture: water reserve, rooting, soil work and the profile of the resulting wines.
Budburst, flowering, véraison, pruning, trellising, downy mildew, living soils: the life of the vine through the year, seen from our biodynamic Graves.
Discover the forgotten white grape varieties of Bordeaux: history, character and reintroduction at Château Cazebonne, in the Graves.
Taille tardive, feuillage, couverts, cépages, porte-greffes, date de vendange, irrigation en AOC : les leviers concrets pour adapter la vigne.
Castets, Mancin, Saint-Macaire, Sauvignonasse: the story of Bordeaux's forgotten grape varieties and Château Cazebonne's 60-variety conservatory.