Château Bastor Lamontagne - Remparts de Bastor Lamontagne Sauternes AOP 0.375l

REMPARTS DE BASTOR LAMONTAGNE BIO

Designation: Sauternes

Vintage: 2021

Grape varieties: 93% Sémillon, 7% Sauvignon

Geographical location: Preignac

Vinification: Aged on fine lees for 6 months

Soil: Sand on gravel or clay, siliceous sandy soil

Origin: FRANCE

Colour: The wine shows a bright, golden yellow colour with silver reflections.

Nose: The nose reveals a fruity-floral, fine and complex bouquet with aromas of candied fruit and white flowers.

Palate: On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, balanced and complex. It has lingering notes of quince paste and acacia flowers.

Serving suggestions: This fresh Sauternes goes very well with light desserts but is also a great accompaniment to creamy cheeses.

Serving temperature: 7-8 °C

Alcohol content: 12%

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Three centuries of history of a former royal property to this day

The former property of the King of France, the Domaine de Bastore, which was first mentioned in a document in 1453, has a rich history that begins with its transfer on 3 July 1711 to Vincent de La Montaigne, a counsellor at the Parliament of Bordeaux. This moment marks the beginning of a new era for the estate, which passes from the hands of the Crown into those of an influential family.

1711 - La Montaigne family

The La Montaigne family, which renamed itself Lamontaigne and later Lamontagne, attached its name to that of Bastore and became the first family to own the estate after the King. Jean-Mathieu de Lamontaigne, Vincent's son, inherited the estate and passed it on to his son François, a notable magistrate in Bordeaux, known for his involvement in the political and cultural scene. François played an important role in the Academy, of which he became director. Having no direct descendants, he decided to sell the estate, while continuing to live there. This paved the way for the next major phase in the estate's history.

Larrieu family

The Domaine de Bastore went through the late years of the Restoration and changed hands on 18 July 1838, when Joseph Eugène Larrieu, owner of Château Haut-Brion since 1836 and of Château Pick, bought the estate. Under his leadership, Bastore was enlarged by numerous purchases, and wine production became the estate's main activity. Joseph Eugène died at Château Haut-Brion on 28 April 1859, and his son Louis Jacques Amédée Larrieu inherited the estate. Born in 1807, he was elected deputy in 1869 and appointed Prefect of the Gironde on 4 September 1870, where he proved to be a wise and highly popular administrator. Louis Jacques managed the estate until his death in Paris on 30 September 1873.

Family heritage and management

On 27 March 1874, Francisca Adélaïde Amynthe Feuilloys, Amédée Larrieu's widow, renounced the acquisition company and died on 22 July 1882. Her two children, Eugène Louis Marie Larrieu and Marie Marguerite Eugénie Francesca Larrieu, who had married Count Gérard de Sainte Aldegonde, inherited the entire estate. Eugène Larrieu inherited the Haut-Brion and Bastor estates, thus ensuring the continuation of the estate's wine culture.

The vineyard

The Bastore vineyard consists of about thirty plots, which are well grouped together and lie almost in a single piece. The plots are mainly located in the commune of Preignac, apart from a small area of 0.71 hectares in the commune of Barsac, which originally belonged to Château Saint-Robert. The vineyard is mostly spread over a sandy-gravelly plateau, with areas of clay-limestone soils, which are particularly suitable for the production of great wines. The typical terroir of the appellation lies at the foot of the middle terrace of the Sauternais, the upper part of which is occupied by Château Suduiraut. Most of the vineyard is located on a large plot (lieu-dit La Montagne-Ouest), crossed from east to west by a communal road, and on a southern plot (lieux-dits Le Rastot and Le Graveron). Two small vineyards, which are integrated into Bastor-Lamontagne, are planted exclusively with Sémillon and produce wines that retain the name of the lieux where the plots are located: Château du Haut-Pick (almost 9 hectares, which belonged to the Larrieu family) and the Cru Bordenave (almost 3 hectares).