Presentation
Presentation
Divinus is Château Bonnet's prestige cuvée. Our winemaking team has taken the greatest of care every step of the way to produce a wine on a par with the great growths. Made from perfectly ripe grapes, this cuvée displays softer fruit, more body and more pronounced oak when young than the Château Bonnet Réserve.
The vintage
2022 was a particularly atypical year due to extreme weather conditions. ln addition to a very early frost in the spring, which affected the vineyard just as the vines were starting to bud, there was a long period of exceptional drought from May until the end of September. The result was low yields and a perfect state of health at harvest time throughout the vineyard.
Terroir
Shallow soils with clay and asteriated limestone, excellent drainage and southern exposure.
In the vineyard
Pruning type: Double Guyot with debudding.
Grape Harvest: mechanical harvest.
Grape Harvest: mechanical harvest.
Harvest
16 September - 10 October 2022
Winemaking
Temperature contrrolled with pumping-over and breaking up of the cap of solid grape particles.
Ageing
For 18 months in new french oak barrels.
Varietals
Merlot : 65%
Cabernet sauvignon : 35%
Cabernet sauvignon : 35%
Specifications
Alcohol content : 14 % vol.
Surface area of the vineyard : 9.88 ha
Age of vines : 23 years old
Advice
Serving
Serve between 13°C and 15°C
Ageing potential
5 to 10 years
Tasting
Intense garnet-red colour.
On the nose, notes of vanilla are accompanied by fresh aromas of black fruits. The ageing is still noticeable, but will integrate harmoniously with the bottle ageing.
The attack on the palate is soft and enchanting, with a pleasant roundness and good volume in the mid-palate. The tannic structure is more subtle than in other vintages, but offers excellent balance. The freshness lingers on the palate, leaving the impression of a very harmonious wine.
On the nose, notes of vanilla are accompanied by fresh aromas of black fruits. The ageing is still noticeable, but will integrate harmoniously with the bottle ageing.
The attack on the palate is soft and enchanting, with a pleasant roundness and good volume in the mid-palate. The tannic structure is more subtle than in other vintages, but offers excellent balance. The freshness lingers on the palate, leaving the impression of a very harmonious wine.
Food pairings
Breast of duck with figs, rib of beef on the grill, rack of pork with herbs.
