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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
Tender and Aromatic
Grape blend
Merlot 50% / Cabernet Sauvignon 50%.
Weather
Winter was harsh (many days with frost) and spring rather chilly. There was a great deal of sunshine in 2010 and a long period of drought from 21 June to late September, which was favourable for ripening.
Tasting Comment
Appareance
Brilliant garnet-red colour with very luminous highlights.
Nose
Delicious, with very ripe red fruit aromas. A clear-cut, well-defined and immediately attractive bouquet.
Mouth
The lovely aromas follow through on the palate, which shows a very seductive roundness. The tannin is smooth and complements the fruit. This wine is fine to enjoy as of now with meat or poultry.
Ratings and reviews
What a success! Very ripe red and black fruit aromas on the nose with spicy, mineral nuances that follow through onto the palate . Concentrated, with silky tannin. Great balance.
Medals
Concours de Bordeaux Vins d’Aquitaine 2013
Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition 2013
Consumption period
2013 - 2018
Our suggestions
Starters
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White meats
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vegetables
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Salads |
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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