Rhône Valley
Entirely produced by Léa Bonnefond, nose of black fruits, led by blackcurrant, violet, pepper, and coffee, with an almost “bacon fat”. It is complex and you could stay immersed in it forever! Elegant and smooth on the palate, with mellow tannins, this is a deep wine without any heaviness.
94% Syrah from old vines planted on a plot with schist and iron oxide soils. The grapes were harvested by hand. All of the grapes are vinified in whole bunches, in a stainless steel vat. At this stage, Léa adds 6% whole bunches of Viognier, and follows with two small pump-overs per day, during the 23 days of maceration. Pressing, 20 months of aging, half in new barrels and half in ex-Condrieu white wine barrels. Bottled at the estate, 1500 bottles produced.
Patrick and Christophe Bonnefond are the two brothers behind the Domaine Bonnefond as we know it today, joined since 2019 by Léa, Christophe’s daughter. Starting from their father’s mixed-farming estate, with just 2.5 hectares of vines whose grapes were sold to the local cooperative, the Bonnefond brothers completely redefined the value of their Côte-Rôtie terroir, pulling out fruit trees to...
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Integrated winegrowing
Integrated winegrowing
Integrated winegrowing
Integrated winegrowing
Integrated winegrowing
Integrated winegrowing
Integrated winegrowing
Minimal sulphites
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