Château Lamothe de Haux

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La Revue des vins de France. (15/20)
Le Guide des meilleurs vins à moins de 20€, 2012.
Château Manos 2009
Nice maturing in cask with fine emerging note. A long and nice final.
This wonderful liquor begins to be in full bloom taste
and will be ready to drink in 2012. To know more...

Ring tv Belgique :
We have a very nice repport on one of our client in Lennik in Belgium,
about Chateau Lamothe de Haux blanc and Valentine par Valentine
blanc 2010.
To see the video. (Click on the sign "Oktober 2011".)

Drink Bravely with Mark Oldman:
Epidode 46. To know more...

Los Angeles Times:
Chateau Lamothe de Haux blanc : Wine of the week. To know more...

Terre de Vins:

Chateau Lamothe de Haux Clairet 2010 : An attractive, full-boded,
and very fruity Clairet. Percfect throughout the meal. 14/20

Concours de Bordeaux :
Valentine par Valentine blanc 2010 : Silver medal
Chateau Lamothe Première Cuvée 2009 : Bronze medal

Tasting Decanter en Angleterre :

Distinction "Commended " Première Cuvée 2009.
Distinction "Commended" Valentine par Valentine rouge 2009.
Distinction "Commended" Lamothe blanc 2010.

Distinction "Médaille de Bronze" Valentine par Valentine blanc 2010.

Concours Mondial du Sauvignon :
Valentine par Valentine blanc 2010 : Silver medal

Château Lamothe de Haux. Blanc 2010
"Beautifully complex nose with pronounced mineral and ripe
white fruit aromas.Powerful, fruity and very vigorous on palate."
4 verres. Guide Hubert.

Château Lamothe de Haux. Clairet 2010
"Cherry anr raspberry-red colour. Soft, ripe bouquet with floral and slightly
spicy aromas. Warm and full-boded on the palate with a fruity,
vigorous flavour".
4 verres. Guide Hubert.

Cuvée Valentine blanc 2009
"Made predominantly with Sauvigon blanc and touch of Muscadelle,
and aged in barrel. Round and buttery, with hints of vanilla.
Best enjoyed in a year or two for the wine to soften, but already very
enjoyable and round, for instance with tarragon chicken" Guide Hachette.
"One of the great successes of the vintage amd smoky overtones.
Straightforward and smooth on the palate, which faithfully reflects
the aromatics on the nose. Beautifully vivacious." 17/20 ( meilleure note).
Terre de vin.

Château Lamothe de Haux. Première Cuvée. 2008
"Lovely deep red colour. Concentrated, full-bodied, velvety and fruity
on the palate, with tannin that both smooth and firm. " Guide PDG

expositions

Exposition / vente à Paris. Avril et Novembre tous les ans.
Présence de 19 exposants de toute la France des métiers de bouche.
Pour en savoir plus...

Vinexpo 29-23 Juin 2011. Bordeaux. Parc des Expositions. Hall 1. A208.

The Harvest 2011

The harvesting machine

We invested in a new grape harvester this year. This is a multipurpose
machine that can be used for other vineyard operations such as trimming,
leaf thinning, etc. above and beyond harvesting grapes. These machines
have made enormous strides in recent years. They are now very
technically sophisticated and the quality of the fruit is remarkable.

The hand picking

However, every year we make sure to pick the grapes that go into
Cuvée Valentine Rouge and Chateau Manos by hand. People enjoy
themselves as they work – even if they often end up with a back ache
at the end of the day!

We need to wait for the grapes on the slopes where our old vines grow
to be perfectly ripe to make Cuvée Valentine Rouge. The fruit is brought
immediately after picking to the cellar for crushing and destemming before
fermentation.

We pick the grapes for Château Manos when overripe and affected
by Botritys cinérea, more familiarly known as "noble rot". This fungus
perforates the grapes, which are then dehydrated by the warm
afternoon sun – thereby concentrating sugar and aromas.
Only those sufficiently "rotten” are harvested, i.e. picked by hand.
This means going through the vineyard very carefully. How odd that
such a "golden" wine is made from such grapes!!!
Nature is truly wonderful!!!