Château Lamothe-Bouscaut

Bouscaut's vineyard has existed since the 17th century on the commune of Cadaujac, a Graves appellation at that time. Called Haut Truchon, it was renamed Château Bouscaut after the name on the land register in 1881. The various owners throughout the twentieth century were very dedicated to improving and transforming both the vineyard and the château. The neighbouring property, Château Valoux, became part of Bouscaut in 1929. In the thirties, t...

For the most part, Bouscaut’s terroir is composed of the most beautiful clay on a limestone base. Its ten hectares of white vines are in equal proportions of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc: it’s an important percentage of Semillon which is not very widespread in the region and it includes a very old block whosegrapes are magnificent.

The red grape varieties which cover about 40 hectares have equal proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon and Me...

At the very beginning of September the Sauvignon Blancs followed by the Semillon open the gates to the harvest. After skin soak and partial settling, the juice is transferred to oak barrels of which 40% are new. It stays there until bottling a year later. The use of batonnage, which regularly circulates the lees into the wine, a technique adopted by the region in the early 1980s, gives complex, ample yet fresh wines with great longevity.