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Château Tour de Bonnet White
Château Tour de Bonnet exists in white, rosé and red versions. This wine was created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the construction of a belvedere by André Lurton's grandfather, Léonce Récapet.
The white wine is fresh, fruity and floral. It is an archetypical Entre-deux-Mers that goes beautifully with all fish and seafood dishes.
Wine style
Elegant and Fruity
Grape blend
Sauvignon 50% / Sémillon 40% / Muscadelle 10%.
Weather
Spring was very trying, with considerable rainfall leading to fungal diseases of all sorts. This called for very close attention in the vines until the 14th of July, when the weather changed durably for the better.
Tasting Comment
Appearance
Very brilliant with green highlights.
Nose
The clay-limestone soil is conducive to slow, even ripening and retaining intense fruity aromas. 2012 Château Tour de Bonnet has a great deal of these.
Mouth
Floral and citrus flavours coat the palate. These go into a long aftertaste that is enhanced by the wine's freshness, roundness and balance. This is a ideal match for seafood platters or goat's cheese.
Ratings and reviews
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2012 Château Tour de Bonnet is lacking neither in body nor richness... Perfect with fish in a sauce.
Le Guide des Vins de France - A perfect success. Charming bouquet of ripe fruit and spice. Full-bodied, round, very fresh, and with a beautiful long aftertaste.
Maxi Cuisine - A wine to serve to a connoisseur. Brilliant greenish-yellow colour and intense white flower aromas with a whiff of lime. Fruity on the palate, with hints of passion fruit and grapefruit. Superb balance between tartness and roundness. Beautiful quality.
Consumption period
2013 - 2015
Our suggestions
Starters
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White meats
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Fish and Shellfish
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Cheese |
Salads |
Ground
Soil
Clay-limestone and clay-siliceous
Winemaking
Grape harvest
By hand or manual sorting before machine harvest.
Others
Graft stock
Riparia gloire - 3309C - Fercal - 101.14
Plant food
Traditional, limited impact.
Plant density
3 000 to 5 000 vines per hectare.
Wine average age
20 years
Grape variety
Sauvignon / Sémillon / Muscadelle.
Pruning type
Double guyot
Fermentation
After skin-contact and settling, in stainless steel, temperature-controlled tanks.
Fermentation temperature
18° to 20° C
Malolactic
No
Wine maturing
For 4 months in tanks on lees.
Wine montage
Tartaric precipitation by cold treatment.
Maturing potential
2 to 3 years.
Recipes
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