Domaine Castéra

At the foot of the hillside on the outskirts of Monein, a village near Pau, the Castéra estate was created in 1750 and the Lihour family acquired the property in 1885. For five generations this family has worked diligently with their native varieties in order to produce distinguished and unique wines.

The father and son winemaking team are rightly proud of their 11 hectares of vines, perched on the hillside at an altitude of 300m.

With an alchemy between modernity and tradition, the vines are cultivated simply; the team uses their observational skills together with a large dose of common sense courtesy of their farming background. Vineyard diseases are tackled almost entirely with natural products (copper, sulfur and essential oils) and the earth is fertilised using manure, rocks, and multiple plants.