Château La Bouade & Clos Mercier

It is with great pleasure that I present this week the Château La Bouade (AOC Sauternes).

Beautiful 20 hectares property, owned by the Pauly family since 1914 , the management was entrusted in 2009 to two dynamic winemakers: Stéphane Wagrez and Olivier Fargues. The first is the wine while the second deals with vines.

Despite its name Sauternes, Château La BOUADE is a property located in Barsac, with a plot of the Haut-Barsac.

What they want by creating their own wines?

The aromas, the balance in the mouth and finesse. But also the wine that is fun to drink for all occasions.

The passion for wine after the “botrytis cinerea”, the freedom to work in the vineyards, adaptation to a local, pass on their love of their job to the men who work on the wine.

Some features:

• Variety: 80% semillon, 15% Sauvignon, 5% Muscadelle
• Soil: Barsac: gravelly sand and silty limestone (giving the mineralization, the freshness of the wine). Haut-Barsac terroir : red sand, pebbles, limestone basement
• The property produces three wines: vintage “Coccinelle” ( = Ladybird) , AOC Sauternes: 100% semillon, the Clos Mercier (Barsac AOC): 1 / 3 of semillon, 1 / 3 of sauvignon, 1 / 3 of Muscadelle, and the Château La Bouade (Sauternes): 60% Semillon, 40% Sauvignon

Having had a heart for this property I can’t bring myself to give you one anecdote

Where does the name of Château La BOUADE come from?

Simply of “bovade.” But what is the bovade? A medieval chore had to pay the tenant. He had to carry the harvest of the Lord with his oxen. Hence also the logo of the Chateau.

I guess like me, you already see the movie The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain (French movie)? Yes? Remember postcards of garden gnome travel … and imagine that two young winemakers have had the idea of a remake of the journey of the dwarf …. But by a Ladybug traveled … specifically sleeping off a bottle of Coccinelle (Sauternes wine)!

 Like Stephane and Olivier, I advise you to combine these wines with Asian dishes such as sushi or Japanese maki … Or simply with Basque cheese

Amateur or novice please go visit this chateau!

Thanks to Stephane and Olivier for their friendly hospitality.

Choukroun Chicheportiche Jonathan

Château La Bouade
Road D1113 between Cérons city and Barsac city
+33 (0)5.56.27.30.53
http://coccinelle-sauternes.fr/