Château Cazebonne
Graves, Bordeaux, France
WHERE
Jean-Baptise Duquesne
WHO
Biodynamic Certification. On a mission to plant all the lost varieties of Bordeaux.
HOW
« Gaz'bonne » Pet Nat (SP)
« Comme Un Goût de Sauvignon » VDF (W)
« Entres Amis » Graves Blanc (W)
« Le Grand Vin » Graves Blanc (W)
« Comme en 1900 » VDF (W)
« Maceration » VDF (SK)
« Comme Un Goût » VDF (R)
« Le Grand Vin » Graves Rouge (R)
« Galets de Cazebonne » Graves Rouge (R)
« Soif de 1900 » VDF (R)
« Comme en 1900 » VDF (R)
WINES
Jean-Baptiste Duquesne is a Bordeaux Pirate, shaking up the conventions of Bordeaux bureaucracy and challenging the status quo and wrote the book "Bordeaux: Une Histoire de Cépages" which is a detailed history of 19th Century grape varieties in Bordeaux.
Obsessed, he turned Château de Cazebonne into the largest library of ancestral grape varieties in Bordeaux, including Mancin, Castets, Bouchalès, St-Macaire, Jurancon noir, Mérille, Béquignol, Pardotte, Gros Cabernet, Petit Péjac, Sauvignonasse, Penouille…. He has already planted 26 of the recognised historical varieties and aims for all 52 by 2030...
The yesteryear cuvées take classic Bordeaux winemaking ideals, but blend ancient varieties. « Soif de 1900 » is the unnoaked, smashable juicy house blend (*Jurancon noir, Mérille, Béquignol, Petit Verdot) and « Comme en 1900 » is a more structured and powerful Bordeaux red (**Mancin, Castets, Bouchalès, Saint-Macaire, Jurancon Noir, Petit Verdot). the wine spends 18 months ageing in amphorae first, then barriques.
Vin de France, Graves, Bordeaux
80% Semillon, 20% Sauvignon Blanc
Biodynamic
Sand and gravel
Elegant, fruit driven Pet Nat with notes of apricot, peach, grapefruit, melon. The Maceration offers a slightly textured phenolic structure to balance the acidity and oily palate.
Vin de France, Graves, Bordeaux
Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris
12.7%
Biodynamic
A blend of the best parcels of the historic Bordeaux white grapes from across the property. Co-fermented in two 500 litre oak barrels, one of which was new. Aged for a year in barrel.
Vin de France, Graves, Bordeaux
Mancin, Castets, Saint-Macaire, Jurançon Noir, Bouchalès
12.6%
Biodynamic
In search of the taste of Bordeaux of yesteryear, here with an explosive fruit, a substance on finesse with a salivating freshness.
Vin de France, Graves, Bordeaux
60% Sauvignon, 40% Semillon
12%
Biodynamic
A sauvignon driven wine from grapes picked at peak ripeness. 5 days of skin contact alongside the Semillon add texture and even more fruit.
Vin de France, Graves, Bordeaux
100% Sauvignon Blanc
12.7%
Biodynamic
Hand-harvested mature Sauvignon Blanc. Pressed, fermented and aged in amphorae. 21-day maceration and ageing for 12 months without any addition of SO2.
Spicy tropical pineapple and honey mango on the nose, ripe mirabelle plum. not remotely candied, confected or jammy. Jamaican ginger cake savoury finish.
Graves, Bordeaux
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
12.6%
Biodynamic
Small box hand-harvested Cabernet Sauvignon from a single parcel of alluvial galets on the plateau of Cazebonne, formed in lower-middle Pleistocene. Gravel and pebbles are exposed on the plots. Stainless steel fermentation then racked to terracotta amphorae for 5 months.
Graves Blanc, Bordeaux
Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris
12.5%
Biodynamic
blend of old vine Sémillon and Sauvignon Gris from Gravelly Bouché and Sauvignon Blanc from sandy-soiled Peyron. Slow pressing then settling for 24 hours at 12°C before barreling into 500L gently-toasted second-fill barrels for half and into sandstone amphoras for the other half. Natural yeast fermentation and malolactic with gentle stirring on lees.
Vin de France, Graves, Bordeaux
100% Sauvignon Blanc
12.7%
Biodynamic
Hand-harvested mature Sauvignon Blanc. Pressed, fermented and aged in amphorae. 21-day maceration and ageing for 12 months without any addition of SO2.
Spicy tropical pineapple and honey mango on the nose, ripe mirabelle plum. not remotely candied, confected or jammy. Jamaican ginger cake savoury finish.
Graves Blanc, Bordeaux
Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris
12.4%
Biodynamic
This comes from the Bouché vineyard, co-planted with the three varieties that make up this blend. 50 year old vines. Co-fermented and aged in amphora and a small proportion in new oak.
Vin de France, Graves, Bordeaux
Castets, Petit Verdot, Mérille, Béquignol, Jurançon Noir
11.5%
Biodynamic
A blend of ancient Bordeaux grape varietals, replanted by Jean-Bpatiste in his quest to create a ‘library’ of the region’s ancestral grapes. Fresh red fruit, but in a dark and dense way. Lovely gritty tannins coat the tongue. Sour cherry and tantalisingly tart finish.