CUVEE TRADITIONNELLE

Grape varieties: 100% Sémillon
The grapes are entirely hand-picked in waves (3 or 5, depending on the vintage). Eighty percent of the fruit is botrytised.
Fermentation takes place 50% in vat and 50% in barrel. All of the wine is barrel-aged in Lamothe's underground cellars.
This Cuvée Traditionnelle has remarkable finesse and a great deal of character, underpinned by excellent acidity. The wine has a beautiful golden colour and a bouquet of honey, spice and citrus fruit. Ideal as an aperitif, with foie gras, or as an accompaniment to white meat and not-overly-sweet desserts.
Ageing potential: 15 years.

RESERVE DU CHATEAU

This Réserve is only made in outstanding years.
The average age of the vines is 60 years. The 100% Sémillon grapes are carefully sorted, grape by grape. The fruit is entirely botrytised and very concentrated.
Yields vary from 8 -10 hectolitres per hectare.
Both fermentation and ageing take place in new oak barrels at Château Lamothe's underground cellars for 24 months.
This magnificent wine has a golden-yellow colour and a subtle bouquet of vanilla, pear, candied apricot, and cinnamon. Impossible not to be impressed !
A real treat all on its own, Réserve du Château is also a treat with foie gras or blue cheese such as Roquefort.
Ageing potential: up to 25/30 years, but enjoyable after just 4 years.