Joséphine Duffau-Lagarrosse

The Path

Those two roles sit close together in the work: one grounded in agronomy, the other in wine science, with both feeding the demands of a Saint-Émilion estate that asks for technical control and historical continuity.

The Work Today

At the estate, Duffau-Lagarrosse is working toward a fresher and more elegant expression of its mineral-based terroir. The aim is clarity, not volume; lift, not force. In the cellar, that shows in a greater proportion of Cabernet Franc in the blend, and in soft, controlled pump-overs that are meant to preserve finesse. The style points toward precision and texture, with the land kept at the center of the result.

Signature

Joséphine's signature dishes include Château Beauséjour and 2024 Château Beauséjour and J. Duffau-Lagarrosse. These names anchor her work in the present tense: one a historic estate, the other a specific recent expression, both tied to the same disciplined pursuit of quality and to the identity she continues to shape at the property.

In Their Words “Her vision is to take the historical estate as high as possible and continue to grow in terms of the quality of the wines.”

Acclaim

The recognition attached to her work is the stewardship of a historic Saint-Émilion property under her ownership from 2021 to the present. The measure is continuity: a historic name maintained, a vineyard tended, a style refined. Her specialty remains the wines of Château Beauséjour, where training, responsibility, and method meet in one sustained project.