Château Bonnet | White
AOC Entre-deux-Mers
AOC Bordeaux
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. Aged with special care and attention partly in new oak barrels, a new prestige cuvée, Château Tour de Bonnet Grande Cuvée, now adds to the estate's range. It will delight people who love rich, powerful wines. It has a bouquet of ripe fruit with hints of vanilla and is smooth and perfectly balanced on the palate!
Cépages
Merlot : 50%
Cabernet sauvignon : 50%
Teneur en alcool
14% vol.
Conditions météorologiques
2015 was the third warmest year since 1900... Drought conditions, above-average monthly temperatures and sunshine (in the first half of the year), cool nights and hot weather in August accompanying véraison (colour change) were all ideal for the vines!
Vendanges
09/24/2015
Dégustation
This Grande Cuvée is a very elegant and intense deep red colour with scattered purple highlights.
The rich, complex nose features delicate notes of black fruit (morello cherry) along with a touch of beeswax and Virginia tobacco.
The wine starts out smooth and straightforward on the palate, going on to display beautiful structure, as well as delicious ripe red and black fruit flavours. It is altogether concentrated and well-balanced. The tannin is smooth and the aftertaste features nuances of sweet spice (cinnamon).The wine shows considerable vivaciousness and freshness that make it very appetising.
Terroir
Clay-limestone & clay-siliceous
Vigne
Pruning type: Double Guyot
Grape Harvest: By hand or manual sorting before machine harvest
Vinification
In stainless steel, temperature-controlled tanks with patented cap-breaking system.
Elevage
Partly in new oak barrels.
Service
Serve between 13°C and 15°C
Potentiel de garde
3 to 5 years
Accords gourmands
Lamb, pork, and barbecued meats.
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.