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Divinus de Château Bonnet Red
Divinus is Château Bonnet's prestige cuvée. Our winemaking team has taken the greatest of care every step of the way to produce a wine on a par with the great growths. Made from perfectly ripe grapes, this cuvée displays softer fruit, more body and more pronounced oak when young than the Château Bonnet Réserve.
Wine style
Full and Complex
Grape blend
Merlot 80% / Cabernet Sauvignon 20%.
Weather
The summer of 2003 was extremely hot. Spring was mild with not much rain, lots of sun and temperatures that were already above average. Summer was extremely hot with several heatwaves (35-40° C especially in early August) and only a few storms.
Tasting Comment
Appearance
Dark purple.
Nose
Elegant toasted and smokey notes with nuances of vanilla and coconut, and aromas of Armagnac oak (Plum eau-de-ve, tobacco, licorice).
Mouth
Very concentrated, round tannins, dense structure, persistent finish.
Ratings and reviews
This immense estate in the Entre - Deux - Mers is the home ground of André Lurton, one of Bordeaux's most dynamic figures. Vintage after vintage, the wines are impeccable(...) Bonnet is the prototype of the sure-fire winner. After a few over-oaked early attempts, Divinus 2003 shows, at last, harmonious oak and increased concentration.
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The Divinus de Château Bonnet 2003 gets a star for its rich aromas, full structure and ripe tannins.
Divinus is now a firm favourite, generous, rich, and oaky without masking the freshness.
Despite a greater accent on the oak than for the Reserve cuvee, the wine is powerful and harmonious, showing a rare density of structure for this appellation. With very ripe tannins and a sumptuous palate, it is rich yet perfectly balanced, with lovely aromas of berries and fruit.
Consumption period
2013 - 2017
Our suggestions
Ground
Surface
4.00 ha
Soil
Shallow soils with clay and asteriated limestone, excellent drainage and southern exposure.
Winemaking
Grape harvest
By hand
Others
Plant food
Traditional, limited application.
Plant density
5,000 vines per hectare.
Wine average age
23 years
Grape variety
Merlot / Cabernet Sauvignon
Pruning type
Double guyot with debudding.
Fermentation
Temperature contrrolled with pumping-over and breaking up of the cap of solid grape particles.
Fermentation temperature
30°C
Malolactic
Yes
Wine maturing
For 18 months in new french oak barrels.
Wine montage
Eggwhites
Maturing potential
Expressive between 3 and 5 years, can age up to 10 years.
Recipes
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