ORGANIC: A COMMITMENT
"How can you talk terroir to consumers if you're not the first to care about it? "
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It soon seemed obvious to André Leenhardt to set his sights on organic certification, and today the entire estate is organically farmed.
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In addition, the grapes are harvested exclusively by hand to ensure that they are as clean as possible.
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"The cleaner and more rigorous the upstream work, the less you need to intervene afterwards to obtain a quality wine."
The bat, a first-rate ally for winegrowers
Although disliked for spreading false rumors about this little mammal, the bat is a real asset for winegrowers, as it takes over from the birds at dusk to swallow numerous insects, including the vine-destroying butterfly. The presence of bats in vineyards is a sign of rich and diverse bio-diversity, which is only possible if insecticides are banned. At Cazeneuve, we wanted to pay tribute to the bat by dedicating a cuvée Caza Sorix (kawa sorix being its Greek name). We are fortunate to have a very large number of them, as their natural habitat - old, uninhabited stones - is still very common here...