DOMAINE CASTERA

Drawing on his experience abroad, Franck Lihour took over the five-generation family estate, Domaine Castéra, in 2014. The vines are tended with farmer’s wisdom, guided by observation and intuition. Vineyard care relies on natural treatments (copper, sulphur, essential oils…) while the soils are nourished with manure, crushed rock and a wide diversity of plants (cereals, legumes, crucifers). Harvesting is done by hand with successive selections; winemaking is deliberately simple and ageing gentle, in stainless steel or large vessels. The result is authentic wines that are at once fruity and profound, expressing all the minerality of Jurançon’s finest terroirs.