La Revue Du Vin De France · 11 October 2025

Jean-Baptiste Duquesne: "At Bordeaux Pirate, we are the children of Bordeaux bashing"

By Thierry Masclot

The 30 winemakers of the Bordeaux Pirate association offer cuvées that break the mould of the appellations. Rather, a concrete objective: to be creative in fighting Bordeaux bashing. In December 2019, Jean-Baptiste Duquesne, founder of the recipe website 750 gr who transitioned into winemaking with the purchase of Château Cazebonne, had lunch with Laurent David, of Château Edmus.