A method for producing a lubricant base oil comprising aromatic saturation stage(s), said aromatic saturation stage(s) comprising: contacting as input feed a bottom fraction from a hydrocracking process having a total aromatics content of 50 mmol/kg to 1200 mmol/kg, a multi-ring aromatic content of 10 to 500 mmol/kg, and a T5 boiling point of at least 300°C and a T95 boiling point of 621°C or less, with a first catalyst operating primarily by isomerization and comprising ZSM-48, ZSM-23, or combination thereof, a binder, and from 0.1 to 1. 5 wt% of Pt supported on the catalyst under first effective aromatic saturation conditions to produce a first effluent having an aromatics content of less than 400 mmol/kg of aromatics, the aromatics content of the first effluent being less than the aromatics content of the input feed, the first effective aromatic saturation conditions including a temperature of from 320°C to 370°C, a partial pressure of hydrogen of from 1.8 to 6.9 Mpag, a liquid hourly space velocity of from 0.2 to 10 hr -1 and a hydrogen circulation rate of from 35.6 to 1781 m 3 /m 3; contacting at least a portion of the first effluent boiling above the distillate fuel range, i.e. from 204 °C to 343 °C, with a second catalyst comprising MCM-41, ZSM-48, ZSM-23, or a combination of ZSM-48 and ZSM-23, a binder, and from 0.1 to 1.5 wt% of Pt, Pd, or a combination of Pt and Pd, under second effective aromatic saturation conditions to produce a second effluent, the second effective aromatic saturation conditions including a temperature of from 270°C to 330°C and a hydrogen partial pressure of at least 4.1 MPag (600 psig), the temperature of the second effective aromatic saturation conditions being at least 10°C less than the temperature of the first effective aromatic saturation conditions; and contacting at least a portion of the second effluent with a third catalyst comprising MCM-41, a binder, and from 0.1 to 1.5 wt% of Pt, Pd or a combination of Pt and Pd under third effective aromatic saturation conditions, the third effective aromatic saturation conditions including a temperature of from 220°C to 270°C, the temperature of the third effective aromatic saturation conditions being at least 30°C less than the temperature of the second effective aromatic saturation conditions. contacting as input feed a bottom fraction from a hydrocracking process having a total aromatics content of 50 mmol/kg to 1200 mmol/kg, a multi-ring aromatic content of 10 to 500 mmol/kg, and a T5 boiling point of at least 300°C and a T95 boiling point of 621°C or less, with a first catalyst operating primarily by isomerization and comprising ZSM-48, ZSM-23, or combination thereof, a binder, and from 0.1 to 1. 5 wt% of Pt supported on the catalyst under first effective aromatic saturation conditions to produce a first effluent having an aromatics content of less than 400 mmol/kg of aromatics, the aromatics content of the first effluent being less than the aromatics content of the input feed, the first effective aromatic saturation conditions including a temperature of from 320°C to 370°C, a partial pressure of hydrogen of from 1.8 to 6.9 Mpag, a liquid hourly space velocity of from 0.2 to 10 hr -1 and a hydrogen circulation rate of from 35.6 to 1781 m 3 /m 3; contacting at least a portion of the first effluent boiling above the distillate fuel range, i.e. from 204 °C to 343 °C, with a second catalyst comprising MCM-41, ZSM-48, ZSM-23, or a combination of ZSM-48 and ZSM-23, a binder, and from 0.1 to 1.5 wt% of Pt, Pd, or a combination of Pt and Pd, under second effective aromatic saturation conditions to produce a second effluent, the second effective aromatic saturation conditions including a temperature of from 270°C to 330°C and a hydrogen partial pressure of at least 4.1 MPag (600 psig), the temperature of the second effective aromatic saturation conditions being at least 10°C less than the temperature of the first effective aromatic saturation conditions; and contacting at least a portion of the second effluent with a third catalyst comprising MCM-41, a binder, and from 0.1 to 1.5 wt% of Pt, Pd or a combination of Pt and Pd under third effective aromatic saturation conditions, the third effective aromatic saturation conditions including a temperature of from 220°C to 270°C, the temperature of the third effective aromatic saturation conditions being at least 30°C less than the temperature of the second effective aromatic saturation conditions.