Château Bastor-Lamontagne

Until 1710, the Bastor-Lamontagne estate was the property of the King of France, successor in Guyenne to the King of England, whose possessions were confiscated in 1453. When Sieur Vincent de la Montaigne, councillor at the Parliament of Bordeaux, bought Bastor-Lamontagne in 1711, the estate’s activities already showed a very marked wine-growing orientation. Although the la Montaignes helped to accentuate the movement, the real wine-growing start of Bastor-Lamontagne was the work of the Larrieu family, who also owned château Haut-Brion.
This estate includes one of the finest vineyards in the region, located on a magnificent gravel-clay terrace. Its wines stand out for their great finesse and remarkable sap; they won the highest awards at the Universal Exhibitions of Paris 1889 and 1900, Liège 1905, Brussels 1910, Ghent 1913 and, more recently, at the major international competitions.
The Bastor-Lamontagne estate is now run organically and the château strives to produce harmonious, pure and elegant wines which, without denying tradition, are often described as “modern Sauternes”. Among the best wines of the Sauternes region, château Bastor-Lamontagne would today deserve a place among the Crus Classés.
Château Bastor-Lamontagne is a member of the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux.