Cézac is a winegrowing commune in the Blaye-Côtes de Bordeaux appellation. It combines winegrowing with Romanesque architectural history, traditional brickmaking, and outdoor destinations. When planning your trip, it’s worth first deciding what you want your stay to focus on: a wine-estate visit with a tasting, the church’s architectural history, or a longer hike. The experiences vary in format, from tours with different focuses to the 16-kilometre circular walk.
Winegrowing and tastings
Château Tayat offers tours of its cellars, vineyards, and vine-growing plots to individual visitors and groups. The Favreaud family has been involved in winegrowing for seven generations and invites visitors to discover its history and craft. The estate’s vineyards cover 32 hectares across three communes; the soils are clay-limestone, clay-siliceous, and sandy. Tour arrangements may change, so check the details before your visit.
Château Lapourcaud offers guided tours of its vineyards and wine cellar by appointment. A tasting of the estate’s wines follows. The estate has twelve hectares of vineyards on clay-limestone terroir. The two estates differ in the tours they describe: Château Tayat offers tours of its cellars, vineyards, and vine-growing plots to individual visitors and groups; at Lapourcaud, the guided tour is followed by a tasting. An appointment is required at Lapourcaud.
Church and brickmaking
The Church of Saint-Pierre de Cézac was built in the Romanesque period and has a Romanesque bell tower. It was extensively restored and, above all, rebuilt around 1885. Its Romanesque origins and later reconstruction therefore represent two distinct historical layers. The Bousquet brickworks adds a further dimension to Cézac’s architectural history through its ongoing production: it makes bricks using traditional methods. The church and the brickworks thus represent different aspects of architecture and manufacture.
Ferme Califourchon and the Boucle de Colinet
Ferme Califourchon is home to more than 200 animals on twelve hectares of green grounds and also rents out Rosalies. So, alongside the animals, rentals are also part of what it offers visitors. Visiting arrangements and Rosalie availability may change, so check both in advance.
The Boucle de Colinet is a 16-kilometre circular hiking trail in Cézac that connects Cézac and Cavignac. Cézac’s landscape includes a small, shady valley through which the Colinet flows, as well as meadows and small stands of trees along other streams. At 16 kilometres, the loop is a hiking option in its own right if you’d rather focus on a longer route than on individual visits. Check trail conditions before setting out.
Information for motorhome travellers
There is a motorhome parking area with two spaces in the town centre, behind the church. As the parking arrangements may change, check the situation before your stay.
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See the main travel overview: Gironde.
