Organic farming is spreading like wildfire among the great châteaux of Bordeaux. Château Pédesclaux, a classified château in Pauillac, has recently received its certification.
The whole process actually started back in 2009 when the Lorenzetti family bought the chateau. In 2016, 7.5 hectares were grown organically, and for every year, the acreage increased. In 2019, the official conversion began. The chateau participates in some interesting comparative experiments, i.a., to see the difference between conventional, organic and biodynamic farming. We look forward to seeing the results. Between 2020 and 2021, Pédesclaux participated in a study on how the soil is affected by copper spraying.
One part of the Pédesclaux’ efforts to be sustainable is to plant a well-selected cover crop in the vineyard, which consists of, among other things, cereals, clover and legumes. The cover crop increases biodiversity, keeps the soil porous and also provides biomass that captures carbon dioxide and nitrogen from the air. Read more: Decanter
Travel: Come on a wine tour to Bordeaux with BKWine. (Chateau Pedesclaux was on the program of our latest tour there.)
