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Chateau Bouscaut hdayes from the 16th century, originally known as Haut Truchon and in 1929 renamed Chateau Bouscaut.
A fire destroyed the original chateau of Bouscaut in 1960 leaving only the cellars. It's owner Victor Place rebuilt the chateau to the original specifications. In 1968, Victor Place sold Chateau Bouscaut to a group of investors from New York, who went under the name of Domaine Wohlstetter Sloan. The new owners, who were not living in Pessac Leognan at the time hired the managers of Chateau Haut Brion, led by Jean Bernard Delmas, to help run Chateau Bouscaut.
Lucien Lurton, a well known Bordeaux vigneron bought Chateau Bouscat in 1979. Sophie Lurton, Lucien's daughter has been managing the estate since 2002. Under the Lurton ownership Chateau Bouscaut has seen major improvements. In 2010 the cellars underwent renovation and modernisation. The 52 hectare vineyard of Chateau Bouscaut is the largest vineyard in the Cadaujac commune. At Chateau Bouscaut, 42 hectares of vines are reserved for red wine grape varieties. The vines are planted to 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, 7% Malbec and 1% Petit Verdot. Vinification takes place in a combination of temperature controlled, traditional cement vats and stainless steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation takes place in vat and barrels. The wine is aged in an average of 50% new, French oak barrels for 16 months.
The wines from each varietal are aged in their own barrels until the wine is is blended before bottling, after 12 months of ageing. Chateau Bouscaut produces on average 16,000 cases of red wine per vintage The second wine is called Les Chenes de Bouscaut.
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