Chateau Bastor-Lamontagne Vintage 2007

Chateau Bastor-Lamontagne Vintage 2007Chteau Bastor Lamontagne is based in the commune of Preignac, in Bordeaux's famed sweet white wine region of Sauternes 45km (27 miles) southeast of Bordeaux city. Two sweet white wines are produced on the estate: the grand vin, Chteau Bastor Lamontagne; and the second wine, Les Remparts de Bastor Lamontagne. The estate boasts 53 hectares (130 acres) of vineyard, planted predominantly to Semilion (80 percent) with the remaining 20 percent, Sauvignon

the 1970 vintage won the World Wine Olympics

Capable of long ageing

with the remainder Cabernet Franc

Initially very muted on the nose

Paul Jaboulet Aîné has been a part of the Rhone Valley wine industry for almost two centuries

Whilst this estates Burgundy roots can be traced back to the 14th Century the domain was started in 1974 and in 2012 Jean Marc's son Thomas took over

This is still young for a Cissac (we are enjoying vintages 5 - 10 years older than this at present) so we will explore the rest of the case over the next decade

Tinta Roriz Touriga Nacional

Typical blend

but this still has room for improvement

Les Avaux is a premier cru vineyard producing medium- to full-bodied wines with spicy flavors and good tannic structure

ranked as a second growth in the 1855 classification