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Château Tour de Bonnet Red
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 deep red colour is extremely attractive and the smooth, delicious and very soft tannin provides backbone to the long, elegant and fruity aftertaste.
Wine style
Soft and Sensual
Grape blend
Merlot 50 % / Cabernet Sauvignon 50%
Weather
The 2017 vintage was one of the earliest on record. The growing season was marked by a dry winter and spring (46% less rainfall than usual), accompanied by temperatures 2°C above average (except for the frost in April). This dry summer weather was ideal for ripening the seeds until late August.
Tasting Comment
Appearance
Very deep garnet-red colour interspersed with purple highlights.
Nose
The complex bouquet is wonderfully intense, unveiling a combination of red and black fruit notes, accompanied by pleasant liquorice overtones.
Mouth
The velvety palate is attractively fresh, going on to reveal delicious red and black fruit flavours and wonderfully smooth tannins. This wine is ideal paired with Milan-style veal escalope, rabbit in mustard sauce or even a classic cheeseburger.
Ratings and reviews
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Truly representative of a great Bordeaux: the complex, open bouquet combining blackcurrant, cherry and liquorice aromas follows through into an incredibly fresh, velvety palate enhanced by smooth tannin. A very tempting wine. Best enjoyed between 2019 and 2024.
Medals
Concours de Bordeaux Vins d’Aquitaine 2019
Concours des Grands Vins de France 2019
Concours Général Agricole de Paris 2019
Consumption period
2018 - 2024
Our suggestions
Starters
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White meats
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vegetables
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Cheese |
Red meats
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Ground
Soil
Clay-limestone & 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
20 years
Grape variety
Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot.
Pruning type
Double guyot
Fermentation
In stainless steel, temperature-controlled tanks with patented cap-breaking system.
Fermentation temperature
28° to 30°C
Malolactic
Yes
Wine maturing
In tanks and in barrels.
Wine montage
Eggwhites
Maturing potential
3 to 7 years.
Recipes
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