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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
Rich and Powerful
Grape blend
Merlot 80% / Cabernet Sauvignon 20%.
Weather
Although the first quarter of 2006 was cold and wet (precipitation in March was 3 to 4 times greater than average), this was above all a hot year – in fact, the second hottest since 1950. There was a brief period of extreme heat in July, but the month of September was very mild and dry.
Tasting Comment
Appearance
Divinus Red 2006 is a truly great Bordeaux. The color is an astonishingly deep red.
Nose
The powerful, complex nose combines black cherry, redcurrant, toasty notes with hints of cocoa and coffee.
Mouth
The palate is clean and concentrated, with powerful though elegant tannins. The long, persistent finish shows licorice and chocolate, with some intriguing spicy notes that tempt the taster to envisage unusual food combinations, such as with Asian or Indian cuisine. (January, 2010)
Ratings and reviews
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Powerful and full-bodied.
A very attractive bordeaux dense, with ripe, complex fruit and a solid tannic framework, needs time to fine down.
A little austere, with angular tannins, but this also shows some good plum and currant fruit. Medium bodied.
Medals
Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2011
Consumption period
2010-2020
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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