Domaine Cauhapé
In Béarn, with the Pyrenees on the horizon, Domaine Cauhapé in Southwest France (Südwest Frankreich) has reshaped what Jurançon can be.
Founded in 1980 by Henri Ramonteu in Monein, the estate farms steep, south‑facing hillsides of clay‑silica soils, where Petit and Gros Manseng share space with revived local varieties such as Camaralet and Lauzet. Selective passes can run late into December—tries successives that favour concentration over yield—and the cellar treats each parcel as its own voice. Élevage may move between barrel work and sur lie refinement, depending on the cuvée.
Its modernity is quiet but radical: since 2021 the vineyard has relied on plant extracts to stimulate the vine’s own defences. The result is Jurançon spoken as terroir, not nostalgia—precise, textured, and built on tension.Domaine Cauhapé
In Béarn, with the Pyrenees on the horizon, Domaine Cauhapé in Southwest France (Südwest Frankreich) has reshaped what Jurançon can be.
Founded in 1980 by Henri Ramonteu in Monein, the estate farms steep, south‑facing hillsides of clay‑silica soils, where Petit and Gros Manseng share space with revived local varieties such as Camaralet and Lauzet. Selective passes can run late into December—tries successives that favour concentration over yield—and the cellar treats each parcel as its own voice. Élevage may move between barrel work and sur lie refinement, depending on the cuvée.
Its modernity is quiet but radical: since 2021 the vineyard has relied on plant extracts to stimulate the vine’s own defences. The result is Jurançon spoken as terroir, not nostalgia—precise, textured, and built on tension.
