Tasting notes

A garnet robe, deep, brilliant, and clear color. The nose expresses a complex bouquet, evoking red and black fruits (prune, cherry), but also vanilla, toast, and smoky notes. The palate is full-bodied and round, with elegant tannins, and a finish of fruit and oak.

Taste profile

BodyFull
SweetnessDry
AcidityMedium
TanninMedium

Pairs with

Wine information

Vintage
2022
Region
Bordeaux
Appellation
Bordeaux Supérieur
Style
Red
Producer
Chateau de Bonhoste
Grapes
70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet FrancMerlotCabernet SauvignonCabernet Franc
Closure
Cork
Keeping
Drink within 10 years of bottling.
Bottle
75cl
Alcohol
14.0%

Winemaking. Selection of old vines. Traditional vinification. Aged in oak barrels for 12 months.

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Chateau de Bonhoste

The producer

Chateau de Bonhoste

Located in Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux Chateau de Bonhoste is operated and owned by Sylvaine and Yannick Fournier. They possess two vineyards - one in Bordeaux on the edge of the Entre-deux-Mers and the other in Bergerac. The business was formed in 1895, when the Buissiere family created Château de Bonhoste and in 1977, Bernard Fournier, grandson of Mrs Bussiere brought the two...

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Region and Appellation Information
Bordeaux

Region – Bordeaux

Situated in the beautiful South-West of France, Bordeaux is one of the country's largest wine-growing areas, covering over 125,000 hectares. With the Atlantic to the west, its coastal temperatures are moderated by the Gulf Stream, making it an ideal place for vines to thrive. The region produces a staggering 900 million bottles a year, ranging from large quantities of common Vin de Pays to some of the most prestigious and expensive wines in the world.

Appellation – Bordeaux Superieur

A region-wide Bordeaux appellation covering red and sweet white wines made across the same broad area as Bordeaux AOC, but under stricter production rules. Lower yields, riper grapes, and a minimum ageing period (at least nine months for the reds) give wines of greater concentration and depth. The reds are blends built chiefly on Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc, showing ripe red and dark fruit with added notes of cedar and liquorice from their oak ageing.