Château Broustet

Located in the commune of Barsac, Château Broustet lies in what is known as Haut-Barsac, and extends over 16 hectares in a single block in that part of the Garonne valley that makes up the Sauternais.
Two types of terroir make up the estate. One half has heavy alluvial gravel typical of the great appellations; the other half of the vineyard extends over clay soils made red by the presence of iron, which gives Barsac its character.
The vineyard is planted exclusively with the three permitted grape varieties, in consistently excellent proportions.
The average age of the vines is about 35 years. These vines, pruned to yield little, produce each year about 2000 cases of 12 bottles, an average yield of 12 hl/ha.
The position of Barsac-Sauternes near the Garonne creates a microclimate in autumn that combines foggy mornings with warm, sunny days. This encourages the development of Botrytis cinerea on the grapes, which have by then reached over-ripeness.
Also, because of the extreme importance of the harvest, up to 5 or 6 passes are sometimes made through each vine in order to pick only the grapes affected by this fungus.
After slow fermentations in stainless steel vats, the wine is aged for two years, until bottling, in oak barrels (30% new casks per harvest).