Jane Anson meets one of the few 1855 Bordeaux château owners who could ‘reasonably be described as a farmer’ and hears about one of the classification’s most improved estates in the past decade.
Château Lafon-Rochet’s Basile Tesseron drives a Volvo hybrid and a classic Fiat 500. He is more often seen in jeans than a tailored suit, necessary as he regularly works in his vineyards alongside the rest of his team.
The 2016 vintage will be the first one where he has farmed 100% … (View original article)