Château Bonnet | Red

AOC Bordeaux

Presentation

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.

The wine

Varietal

Merlot : 60%

Cabernet sauvignon : 40%

Alcohol content

13.5% vol.

Weather conditions

2018 was one of the warmest years since 1900, featuring above-average temperatures, the second hottest summer to date, and abundant sunshine... Heavy rainfall in the first half of the year was followed by persistent, near-record drought conditions in September.

Harvest

09/17/2018

Tasting

Deep ruby-red colour scattered with purple highlights.
The nose is very attractive and fruity, revealing a delicious array of fresh fruit notes (cherry), underpinned by subtle hints of spice.
This beautiful 2018 Bonnet starts out straightforward on the palate, becoming very round, delicious and sweet. Fresh red fruit aromas (cherry) follow through to the palate.

Technical information

Terroir

Clay-limestone and clay-siliceous

In the vineyard

Pruning type: Double Guyot
Grape Harvest: By hand or manual sorting before machine harvest

Winemaking

In stainless steel tanks with patented cap-breaking system.

Ageing

In tanks and in barrels.

Serving

Serving

Serve between 13°C and 15°C

Ageing potential

3 to 5 years

Food pairings

This well-balanced wine is ideal paired with grilled red meats and cheese platters.

Château Bonnet

Château Bonnet

The cradle of Vignobles André Lurton, Château Bonnet is first and foremost a family home where tradition and ecological commitment come together in harmony. Nestled in the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers region, the estate promotes biodiversity with beehives, a henhouse, flowering fallows and orchards, while adopting biocontrol viticultural practices for some of its plots. Its fresh, expressive dry white wines reveal delicate notes of citrus and exotic fruit, perfect for accompanying seafood and oysters from the Bay of Arcachon. Its well-balanced red wines, with supple tannins, express all the richness and deliciousness of the fruit.