Château Lamothe-Bergeron

One of the lucky few to have a river view in Bordeaux, Château Lamothe-Bergeron sits between the Margaux and Saint-Julien appellations on the greatest gravelly rises along the Gironde estuary. This Left Bank estate owes part of its name and repute to the famed agronomist, Jacques de Bergeron, who dedicated himself to experimentations in the late 1700s. Up until the 1850s the estate belonged to the Bergeron family before being sold to the d’Armana family. In the early 1970s, the estate passed into the hands of the Mestrezat company. The vineyards were re-organized at that time and some balance was restored to the range of vines. The 1980s were marked by the complete rebuilding of the vinification wineries and the restoration of the cask winery. In the 2000s, it was the turn of Crédit Agricole to set high standards. In 2009, Cognac H. Mounier and Cognac Hardy acquired the estate. Its wine is produced with equal parts of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon which Robert Parker has described as "an excellent cru bourgeios".