Château Bonnet | White
AOC Entre-deux-Mers
AOC Entre-deux-Mers
Château Bonnet Réserve is made from selected plots of just a few hectares from among the estate's 120 hectares. This white wine is produced sustainably from Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon grapes.
Varietal
Sauvignon blanc : 75%
Sémillon : 25%
Alcohol content
12.5% 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
08/29/2018
Tasting
This 2018 Bonnet Réserve is a lovely pale-yellow colour with green highlights.
Particularly pleasant, complex bouquet of stone fruit aromas (white peach, nectarine) alongside notes of white flowers, overlaid by well-integrated, toasty overtones and hints of brioche.
Starts out beautifully round on the palate, demonstrating perfect balance between freshness and delicious flavours. Orchard fruit aromas predominate (white peach, nectarine) and pleasantly blend in with subtle notes of vanilla and lime blossom.
Terroir
Clay-limestone and clay-siliceous
In the vineyard
Pruning type: Double Guyot
Grape Harvest: Mechanical harvest.
Winemaking
After skin-contact and settling, in oak barrels.
Ageing
In oak barrels.
Serving
Serve between 7°C and 11°C
Ageing potential
3 to 5 years
Food pairings
This 2018 Château Bonnet Réserve is ideal paired with sea bream tartare, chicken risotto, courgette crumble or fresh goat's cheese (Rocamadour).
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.