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Family treasure

Personality traits

A heritage shaped by the personality of each one
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Robert Lamothe

For Robert, Château Haut-Bergeron is the story of a life. Every day since the age of 14, he has  rolled his sleeves up to pamper this precious heritage. In love with his job and true perfectionist, even at 87, nobody knows when he will actually stop working.

If you come on the property, you will certainly have the chance to meet him, because he loves to meet our visitors.

Passionate and very committed, he was able to make his ideas heard and worked for the appellation for more than 30 years as president delegate to the Sauternes union and president of the “Maison du Sauternes”, which he created in 1973 with some friends winemakers.

Other responsibilities occupied much of his time: CIVB; FGVB; INAO; presidency of the local mutual insurance fund.

The man of land with common sense was just rewarded for his dedicated work for the appellation and received in 1985 the medal of “Chevallier du mérite agricole”. In 1991, he became an “Officier” and “Commandeur” in 2004, the highest distinction in the agricultural sector. In Aquitaine, only 3 people received this title.

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Mady Lamothe

It is often said that behind every great man lies a great woman. This is the role that Mady played with her husband Robert. A woman with a big heart and a multiskilled worker, she has worked for the Château from the cellar to the sales, but cooking is her favorite field.

True Chef, she has gathered her family every day and for more than 50 years, around a good lunch, moment favorable for exchanges and long discussions. Thus, the biggest decisions have emerged in her kitchen.

But, if you have the opportunity to eat at her table, at the fateful question “Would you want some more? », Do not refuse her offer, you might upset her …

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Patrick Lamothe

For Patrick, the youngest son, the vegetative cycle of the vine has no secrets. In charge of the vineyard, he knows what is good for his vineyards that he cultivates with passion. Year after year, depending on the vintage, he adapts the management of his vineyard to obtain the most qualitative grapes.

He is also the commercial manager of the Chateau. His passion for human contact and his taste for challenge make him an excellent ambassador for our wines. Very sociable and endowed with a formidable humor, he’s the one you can meet on wine fairs. Fraternal and friendly, the customer relationship is one of his strengths.

Very involved in the appellation, he is the vice-president of the “Maison du Sauternes”. Driven by associative values, he embarked on a collaborative project between several producers of the appellation for the maintenance of the vineyard.

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Hervé Lamothe

The cellars is what Hervé’s days are all about. He’s the eldest son, responsible for winemaking, meticulous and tireless in his work. Conscientious and committed, he is always on the lookout for excellence and a job well done.

Through a natural vinification, he seeks to create wines in his image, expressive and with character. In search of pleasure and emotion, he shapes the wines so as to reveal the excellence of each terroir, and gives them a unique style combining elegance, delicacy and finesse.

The quality of the wines also testifies to its open-mindedness gained through its Tire-Bouchon Attitude Tasting Club. Over time, this club has allowed him to discover the work of various winemakers, to open his eyes on other wine regions,and to become an outstanding taster.

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Carole Lamothe

With a great heart, she makes everyone feel at home with her solar and natural welcoming. But behind her smile and her charm lies a formidable worker.

Quick and efficient, it is the centerpiece of the Château, since she takes care of all the administrative and accounting and every day fights a colossal work, always with enthusiasm and in a good mood. It is with warmth and friendliness that she will also welcome you for a tasting.

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Léo Lamothe

After studying agronomy and with a solid experience from around the world wine, Hervé’s son comes to the family business.

His knowledge, open-mindedness, and taste for wine, should bring dynamism and ambition to our ceaseless pursuit of excellence.

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The Grandchildren

Still young, Lisa, the daughter of Hervé, Lucie and Louis, Patrick’s children, also regularly come to help during occasional events.

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The employees

But Haut-Bergeron would be nothing without the members of his team, some of whom worked for Château Haut-Bergeron for more than 50 years.

Caroline (Sales Manager and Wine Tourism), Adeline (Marketing Project Manager), Maria, Christine, Michèle, Jean-Pierre, Sylvio, and Viorel at the cellar and vineyard.

‘’We thank modestly all those who have worked for so many years with honesty, sweat and sacrifice so that Haut-Bergeron is what it is today.’’

Patrick and Hervé

showered with medals

Since 1964, Château Haut-Bergeron has recorded no less than 118 medals, including 68 gold medals, which makes it the most rewarded winery of Sauternes.

The role of women during the war

The role of the spouses has always been important alongside the winemakers, but it became a determining factor during the successive wars. This is the case of Fernande Lamothe who assured all the difficult tasks in the vineyard for several years while her husband Gaston and his employee Adrien, had been called to fight in 1939.

1942 and 1945 were two beautiful vintages.

Jean Paul Kauffman

During his 3-years detention in Lebanon, the journalist writer Jean-Paul Kauffman said that he often used to dream of good wines and among others a certain Haut-Bergeron. In his book ” Voyage à Bordeaux ” he wrote after his release, he talks about our estate and its owner ” The excellent Robert Lamothe ” …

The child of the house

Adrien Lafabrie was a 12-year-old boy born in 1919 in a modest family, when our family welcomed him. Imprisoned during the war at age 19 for 5 years, when he was released, he returned to the farm and fell in love with Germaine, an employee of the Château. Together, they got married at Haut-Bergeron, and lived not far from the winery. For more than 50 years, Adrien and Germaine worked tirelessly for Haut-Bergeron. When he died, Adrien went to join eternity while drinking a bottle of Haut-Bergeron.

Gratifying for Haut Bergeron but dishonest

For a few years, an unscrupulous wine merchant was coming to buy Haut-Bergeron in order to sell them. It was working very well : indeed, he was dressing our bottles with labels, capsules and caps of one of the most famous Chateau of the appellation! An effective way to make a good living, but fortunately, justice has quickly solved this problem.

In 9, great vintages

Did you know ?
For Château Haut-Bergeron, almost all years in 9 are exceptional years!
1929, 1949, 1959, 1969, 1979, 1989, 1999, 2009.

Some years deprived of Château Haut-Bergeron

In viticulture and especially in Sauternes, Mother Nature reigns. We often had the opportunity to check this fact : the years 1927, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1941, 1944, 1951, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1974, and 1993 were deprived us of Bergeron (or very few bottles on certain vintages).

Yquem’s plot

In order to unify the vineyard and facilitate the work of viticulture, we have made in recent years an exchange of parcels of equivalent quality with our illustrious neighbor Yquem. A 60-ares plot ares that we cherish preciously

Robert, an exceptional man

Robert Lamothe has been one of the main actors in the dynamics of Haut-Bergeron during the last 50 years. But his role in the profession and interprofession was also decisive. The highest responsibilities at the Syndicat and at the Maison du Sauternes, his involvement with the CIVB, the INAO and the FDGVB were hailed in December 2005 by the Chevalier medal and then the Commander of the Mérite Agricole, awarded by the minister of the agriculture of the time.

Our “old ladies”

Following the catastrophic episode of Phylloxera, some rows of vines have fortunately survived. These vines, we call “our old ladies”, are today more than 100 years old ! Guarantors of the past, we pay them special attention, and their grapes, collected with the greatest care, have been dedicated to a special cuvée since 1996. The vines are 100% Sémillon and they are the great pride of the Château. Surprisingly fresh, precise and balanced, endowed with a wide aromatic palette and an endless length, this exceptional nectar with a honeyed taste will make you feel like you are a bee the time of a tasting.

A plot of exception

In 1990, the property expanded thanks to the purchase of a plot located between the two branches of Ciron. It’s a small island !

Unique in Sauternes ! Ideally located, this plot benefits from a prodigious development of noble rot !

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