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Parker 99 points: When drunk with Henri Bonneau at his home, this wine was so remarkably young as to defy belief. A clone of the 1989-1990 blend, this structured, tannic, profoundly concentrated wine represents the essence of Chateauneuf du Pape. The huge nose of smoked herbs, olives, beef blood, and black fruits is intense. The enormous concentration, freshness, and superb balance are hallmarks of this classically profound vintage for Chateau...
Wine Description
The Story
The massive and powerful Réserve des Celestins is generally sourced from Bonneau's vines in La Crau, whose boulder-strewn plateau produces Châteauneuf's ripest fruit. Cuvée Marie Beurrier, Bonneau's more elegant wine, usually comes from clay, limestone and sandy soils.
Wine Information
Henri Bonneau (born 1938) is 12th generation of wine growers. He made his first vintage in 1956.
His domain covers only 6 ha., mainly planted with Grenache that normally counts for more than 90% of the blend and added with small amounts of Mourvedre, Counoise and Vaccarèse.