Château Bastor Lamontagne 1983
Château Bastor Lamontagne 1983 is a sweet white wine from the Sauternes appellation in Bordeaux, produced by Château Bastor Lamontagne. Its blend brings together 80% Sémillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc. The estate is located in Preignac, in the heart of the appellation, on the second terrace of the Garonne. Its vineyards, mostly grouped around the château, rest on gravelly-sandy soils with a slight clay matrix. In autumn, the proximity of the Ciron river encourages the mists necessary for the development of botrytis cinerea, which is responsible for the sweet character of Sauternes wines.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Sweet
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Sauternes
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Bastor Lamontagne
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 80% Sémillon, 20% Sauvignon Blanc
Château Bastor Lamontagne
Château Bastor-Lamontagne is a Sauternes estate situated in Preignac, in the Gironde. Its 53-hectare vineyard, which has been farmed organically since 2016, is planted on sandy-gravelly and clay-limestone soils. The estate, whose documented origins date back at least to the 15th century, has been owned by the Helfrich family since 2018.
- Owner
- Famille Helfrich
- Maître de chais
- Pietro Pastore
- Surface (ha)
- 53.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 40 000 à 70 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The Bastore estate, a former royal property, is first recorded in 1453. It was sold on 3 July 1711 to Vincent de La Montaigne, a councillor at the Parliament of Bordeaux; his family name was subsequently added to that of Bastore. After passing through several generations of the de Lamontagne family, the estate was sold in 1809 to Anne Senhil, wife of the wine merchant Jean-Baptiste Guilhou. In 1827, it passed to Mirian Salzedo, widow of Fonsèque. In 1838, Joseph Eugène Larrieu, who also owned Château Haut-Brion, acquired the estate and gradually expanded it; wine-growing became the main activity there. His son Amédée Larrieu succeeded him in 1859 and managed Bastore until his death in 1873. The château was sold to Crédit Foncier de France in 1936, and the BPCE group subsequently sold it to the Moulin-Houzé and Cathiard families in 2014. Having converted to organic farming since the 2016 vintage, the estate was acquired by the Helfrich family in November 2018. Pietro Pastore, the estate’s technical manager and oenologist, now oversees viticultural operations and winemaking.
