THE LONG SEASON
The Estate and Its Season
Summer in Southwest France
A Gascon State of Mind
Between the vineyards of Tursan and the forests of Les Landes, life remains close to season, agriculture and the table. The château does not impose another rhythm on the region. It enters the one already there. Across the summer months, the estate opens into gardens, vineyard and countryside, while the life beyond its gates continues through markets, cellars, thermal waters and the Atlantic coast.
Tursan
A Wine Country with a Long Memory
Wine has moved through Tursan for centuries. By the 12th and 13th centuries, wines from the region were being traded as far as Córdoba, Seville, Valencia and the Kingdom of León. That history remains close to the estate. Regional wines return to the table, while nearby Château de Bachen, the Guérard family home and vineyard, opens its cellar by appointment for private visits and tastings with the estate’s oenologist.
The Table
The Season, Brought to the Table
Cuisine carries the history of a place. Here, the kitchen draws from the produce and culinary traditions of South-West France, guided by the season. Nearby Saint-Sever gathers local growers, cheesemakers, butchers and producers at its Saturday market. Back at the château, meals move between the rotunda, terraces and gardens, with the region returning to the table through what is grown, made and poured nearby.
Thermal Culture
A Regional Tradition of Care
Nearby Eugénie-les-Bains carries one of the region’s most distinctive traditions of care. La Ferme Thermale occupies an 18th-century Landes farm, drawing on mineral-rich thermal water and plant traditions. Here, water, gastronomy and restoration have long belonged to the same way of living. When brought into a Casa Mente stay, that tradition is not treated as a separate wellness programme, but as another expression of the region itself.