Château Bouscaut is an estate winery just off the Route Nationale N113 in Cadaujac in the Pessac-Léognan AOC on the left bank of the Bordeaux region.

Owner: Sophie Lurton. Daughter of Lucien Lurton. Abandoned her career as a linguist to become involved in wine.

Staff: Cellar: Dominique de Beauregard (1990-96, then joined Domaine de Pecharieux, SW France). | Régiseur: Jean Delmas (1968-1979).

History: In the 17th-century the vineyard was known as Haut-Truchon. Bouscaut is marked on Cassini’s map at the end of the C18th. The chateau dates from the same period. In the 19th-century the Chabanneau family restructured the vineyard, drained it, and built a modern cellar. It was then owned by the Place family (who would bring show business celebrities here). In 1962 a serious fire (caused by singer Gilbert Bécaud cooking a sirloin steak on vine shoots) meant the chateau had to be rebuilt. In the 1960s the then owner Victor Place sold to an American syndicat (Wohlstetter-Sloan family). In December 1979 Lucien Lurton acquired the principal shareholding from the Wohlstetter-Sloan family.

Classification: 1959 Cru Classe (red & white).

Vineyards: Extend from the chateau’s terrace as far as the N113 in a single block. Pyrenean gravel over limestone. Mid-1990s: 37ha of Merlot (55%), Cabernet Sauvignon (35%), Cabernet Franc (5%) and Malbec (5%). 8 ha of Semillon (70%) and Sauvignon Blanc (30%).

Winery: The winery was renewed during the Wohlstetter-Sloan era. Stainless steel vats.

Wines

Pessac–Léognan Blanc AOC, Lamothe Bouscaut: Second wine.

Pessac–Léognan Blanc AOC, Château Bouscaut:

Pessac–Léognan Rouge AOC, Lamothe Bouscaut: Second wine.

Pessac–Léognan Rouge AOC, Château Bouscaut: Le Grand Vin.

Contact

Château Bouscaut, Route de Toulouse, F-33140 Cadaujac

Tel+33 (0)5.57.83.12.20 | www.chateaubouscaut.com

Directions: Take the N113 from Bordeaux to Cadaujac, in Cadaujac turn right at the only traffic light in the direction of Léognan, then turn immediate left, direction Martillac, and the first entrance on the left is Château Bouscaut. South of Bardins on the N113.