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Château Bonnet Red
Thanks to expressive fruit – but without excessive concentration – Château Bonnet's red wine is unquestionably charming. In fact, it is a benchmark in Bordeaux.The wine is best enjoyed on the young side, although the quality tannin ensures good ageing for several year.
Wine style
Full and Complex
Grape blend
Merlot 50% / Cabernet Sauvignon 50%.
Weather
2007 was cool and wet from May to August, and not particularly conducive to ripening for the red wine varieties. A beautiful month of September – warm and relatively dry – meant that the grapes could be picked over a long period at perfect ripeness.
Tasting Comment
Appearance
This wine lights up the glass with its deep red color, enlivened by flashes of vermilion.
Nose
The nose shows instantly identifiable aromas of black cherry and ripe strawberry, to which may be added cassis and violet, with a slight toasty note.
Mouth
Pleasantly opulent, the fruit is surprisingly rich, while the wine's smooth texture is pure enjoyment. Will drink well with a variety of dishes for at least ten years. Charmingly balanced.
Medals
Elu Prix Plaisir (Bettane & Desseauve) 2011
Consumption period
2013 - 2015
Our suggestions
Starters
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White meats
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Red meats
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Ground
Surface
88.50 ha
Soil
Clay-limestone and clay-siliceous
Winemaking
Grape harvest
By hand or manual sorting before machine harvest
Others
Graft stock
Riparia Gloire - 3309 C - Fercal - 101.14
Plant food
Traditional, limited application
Plant density
3,000 to 5,000 vines per hectare
Wine average age
17 years old
Grape variety
Merlot / Cabernet Sauvignon
Pruning type
Double Guyot
Fermentation
In stainless steel tanks with patented cap- breaking system
Fermentation temperature
28 to 30°C
Malolactic
yes
Wine maturing
In tanks and in barrels
Maturing potential
3 to 7 years
Recipes
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