Laurent Fortin joined Château Dauzac in 2013. There he discovered an exceptional terroir, where the vines are tamed beyond time or trends. Q&A with Dauzac’s Chief Executive Officer
Why did you join Château Dauzac?
Promoting a Grand Cru classified in 1855 is an opportunity you can’t refuse. Over the course of my career, I had the chance to work for big wine producers, to head a cooperative federation an...
One of the oldest viticultural estates in Médoc
Evidence of wine-making dating back as far as the 12th century has been found in Médoc, and the ‘Bourdieu de Dauzac’ is mentioned as early as 1545 in the records of the Benedictine monks of the Sainte-Croix de Bordeaux Abbey, which the estate was part of.
An estate shaped by great wine merchants
In 1622, Jean Cousseau, Prosecutor at the Bordeaux Parliament, purchases the estate. In 1685...
It is the terroir that shapes a wine’s complexity and creates the chemistry to which Château Dauzac owes its success. It is a precious legacy, preserved and exalted by Dauzac’s experts.
“Great terroirs look out onto the river”
Proximity to the Gironde is an undeniable marker for Médoc’s Grand Crus. Château Dauzac’s vineyard is no exception, as it stretches along the estuary, less than 400 yards from the edge of the water, over an outcr...
A terroir-based agronomical approach
At Dauzac, we put a great deal of passion into cultivating the wealth of know-how that has been passed down from generation to generation. Man’s interventions are as scarce as possible and have only one goal: to reveal the very essence of the plant, with the greatest respect for nature. This terroir-based agronomical approach, which is so important to Philippe Roux, gives every vine the possibility to full...
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