Each year, Earth Month offers a chance to look beyond what’s in the glass—to consider how wines are grown and made.. It’s a moment to spotlight producers who treat sustainability not as a trend, but as a long-term commitment.
Few wineries embody that mindset as fully as Domaine Bousquet.
From Languedoc to Gualtallary
Domaine Bousquet’s story begins with a bold pivot. In the 1990s, Jean Bousquet left his family’s vineyards in Languedoc for Argentina’s Uco Valley—drawn by the potential of its high-altitude, arid landscape.
In Gualtallary, he found what he was looking for: pristine soils, intense sunlight, and wide diurnal shifts—conditions well suited to organic farming. From the outset, the goal was clear: wines that reflect place, produced with minimal intervention.
That vision still defines the estate today under the leadership of his daughter, Anne Bousquet, and her husband, Labid Al Ameri.
Sustainability as a System
At Domaine Bousquet, sustainability isn’t a recent initiative—it’s embedded in the estate’s approach from the ground up. The vineyards have been farmed organically from the beginning, long before it became a point of differentiation.
What distinguishes the estate is how that commitment has deepened. Today, sustainability extends across the entire operation:
- Certified B Corporation, reflecting rigorous environmental and social standards
- The first winery outside the United States to earn Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) status in 2022
- Ongoing integration of biodynamic practices
ROC is widely regarded as the gold standard of comprehensive sustainability—emphasizing not only soil regeneration, but also animal welfare and farmer and worker fairness.
This is sustainability as a system—one that considers not just vineyard inputs, but long-term impact, from resource use to community investment.t, from resource use to community investment.
Disclosure: The wines featured in this article were provided as media samples. All opinions are my own.
The Ameri Range: Precision and Place
The Ameri range represents Domaine Bousquet’s most focused expression of terroir—its most prestigious tier, sourced exclusively from the original Bousquet Vineyard in Gualtallary.
These wines are the result of years of detailed vineyard mapping and parcel selection, isolating blocks that best capture the character of this high-altitude site.
The two newest releases bring that vision into sharp focus.
The 2022 Ameri “Wild Roots” Block 3 Organic Malbec (SRP – $85) is a limited, single-block wine from Eva Estate’s Block 3. Here, stony calcareous soils and deep-rooted vines yield a Malbec defined by structure and minerality—hallmarks of Gualtallary at elevation.
The 2024 Ameri Eva Estate Organic Sauvignon Blanc (SRP – $35) marks the first white wine under the Ameri label. Fermented in both barrel and Clayver, it offers a more textural, nuanced expression of Sauvignon Blanc—shaped by the precision of high-altitude organic viticulture.
Together, these wines reinforce a central idea: sustainability and craftsmanship are not separate pursuits, but complementary paths to site expression.
Tasting Notes:
2024 Domaine Bousquet Sauvignon Blanc Ameri Eva Estate Organic
Pale straw color with enticing orchard fruit, mango, passion fruit, flint, and lime zest aromas. On the palate, it’s medium bodied with zesty mouthwatering acidity and flavors of white peach, passion fruit, llime, and mango, with a long finish. Made from organic grapes. 12.5% abv . (91pts)
2022 Domaine Bousquet Malbec Ameri Wild Roots Block 03 Eva Estate
Medium purple color with expansive plum, blackberry, mocha, cedar, leather, dried sage and vanilla aromas. On the palate, it’s medium-bodied, with balanced acidity and supple tannins, offering an appealing, well-textured mouthfeel. It shows delicous blackberry, red plum, vanilla, and mocha flavors. Long finish. (93pts)
Final Thoughts
Domaine Bousquet’s story is often framed through its sustainability credentials. But what stands out is the consistency behind them.
From its early commitment to organic farming to its current focus on regenerative practices, the estate has remained grounded in a clear sense of purpose—showing that sustainability, when treated as a system rather than a slogan, can be a powerful driver of both quality and identity.
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From its early commitment to organic farming to its current focus on regenerative practices, the estate has remained grounded in a clear sense of purpose—showing that sustainability, when treated as a system rather than a slogan, can shape not only how wines are grown, but how clearly they express where they come from.