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Red Wine: 2007 | Henri Bonneau | Chateauneuf-du-Pape Reserve des Celestins

Expect a fascinating nose of dried herbs, figs, and strawberry jam. The palate is rich and perfectly balanced, showcasing a festival of wild herbs that imparts a magnificent aromatic complexity, with delightful fullness and appeal.

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Producer: Henri Bonneau

Ratings: JL | 97

Vintage: 2007

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14%

Varietal: Southern Rhone Red Blend

Country/Region: France, Rhone

Expect a fascinating nose of dried herbs, figs, and strawberry jam. The palate is rich and perfectly balanced, showcasing a festival of wild herbs that imparts a magnificent aromatic complexity, with delightful fullness and appeal.

Reviews:

• Jeff Leve: Rich, dense, ripe and even over ripe to some degree, there is a lot going here. Intense, sweet, fat juicy, red berries, kirsch, earth, herbs, barnyard and figs on the mouth and palate. There is a touch of heat, but there is such a wealth of fruit here, I suspect everything will come together as it ages.

Producer Information

Henri Bonneau, who died in 2016, was a critically acclaimed Chteauneuf-du-Pape producer. Bonneau was the twelfth-generation winemaker in the family, which has an extensive history in the southern Rhne. He first started working in the vineyards in the 1950s, though due to the popularity, value and scarcity of his wines, early vintages are virtually non-existent. Bonneau’s last vintage was 2015, and he passed away in 2016. The estate consists of 6 hectares (15 acres) of estate vineyards in various Chteauneuf-du-Pape sites, including the esteemed La Crau plot. There are three cuves a simple Chteauneuf-du-Pape, the Cuve Marie Beurrier and the top-tier Rserve des Clistins, rounded out with the Les Rouliers Vin de Table. The high quality of the 1990 and 1998 vintages also led Bonneau to make a Cuve Speciale. Henri Bonneau’s vineyards are planted with around 90 percent Grenache. The farming practices specifically produce low yields and the fruit is harvested relatively late for the region. Bonneau’s winemaking process generally avoided destemming, except in poor vintages, and fermentation took place in cement vats. The wines were then aged in large, old barrels. Henri Bonneau’s wines are known for their lengthy aging potential.