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Château Bonnet - Saint-Amour Côte de Besset 2022

Beaujolais

Red

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Hachette

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91/100

James Suckling

gamay
baeckeoffe
old vines

"An undeniable success (Hachette)".

"Located on the border with the Juliénas cru, Côte de Besset offers a sandstone terroir for the estate's 60-year-old vines. The grapes were macerated for 8 days in whole bunches to deliver a wine of beautiful aromatic intensity, with notes of ripe red fruit, strawberry in particular, round and long on the palate. An undeniable success. (Guide Hachette 2025)

Features

Estate

Château Bonnet

Cuvée

Côte de Besset

Vintage

2022

Designation

Saint-Amour

Region

Beaujolais

Grape varieties

100% Gamay

Terroirs

Altered granite and sandstone soils

Viticulture

Terra Vitis, Organic not certified

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Cuvaison de 10 jours en grappe entière, fermentation alcoolique indigène, contrôle des températures < 28 °C, grillage de la cuve avec 1 remontage par jour, fermentation malolactique en cuve

Breeding

12 months in stainless steel tanks

Alcohol content

13.5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Dark purple colour

Nose

Wild strawberry, raspberry

Mouth

Fruity, supple, elegant

Serve

AT 14-16°C

Drink before

2028

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with pork cheek stew in red wine, baekenofe, cold buffet (cold meats, salads, white and red meats, cheeses), quail in port wine, barbecued pork tenderloin.

Château Bonnet

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Saint-Amour

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Expert opinion

Guide Hachette des vins

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rated (guide 2025) 2*Stars (Outstanding wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the wine:

Situated on the border with the Juliénas cru, Côte de Besset offers a sandstone terroir for the estate's 60-year-old vines. The grapes were macerated for 8 days in whole bunches to deliver a wine of fine aromatic intensity, with notes of ripe red fruit, strawberry in particular, round and long on the palate. An undeniable success.

About the domain :

On the borders of Burgundy and Beaujolais, this château takes its name from Sieur Bonnet, alderman of the town of Mâcon, who built a manor house here in 1630, where Lamartine later stayed. Acquired by the Perrachon family in 1973, the estate now boasts 22 ha of vines. Pierre-Yves Perrachon, head of the estate since 1988, was joined in 2013 by his daughter Charlotte, a nologue. He has also joined forces with a winegrower from the Mâconnais region to complete his operation with a trading structure, Bourgogne Sélect.

Wine Enthusiast

Wine Enthusiast

Domaine noté (guide 2021) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

James Suckling

James Suckling

Rated wine (guide 2024 ) 91/100

Rated domain (guide 2022) Recommended

About the wine:

This wine is full of juicy berries. Cherries, fresh blueberries, strawberries and rose petals are present in this medium-bodied wine. Ripe, fine tannins. Drink now.

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4.5/5

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Note and review by M. GILLES D. Published on 18/11/2024

Fresh and crisp, this Saint-Amour asserts itself from the outset with the disconcerting frankness of its aromas and fresh, sparkling fruit. Gourmandise and generosity are found in a limpid, silky body combined with fine, supple tannins, enhanced by a hint of liveliness, which glide linearly through to the light, moderately persistent finish. Highly digestible and ready to drink, this juvenile Gamay would be a pleasure to pair, after decanting, with andouillettes lyonnaises and steamed pdt, or a petit salé aux lentllles du Puy. Score = 3.8.

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Note and review by M. CHRISTIAN M. Published on 14/12/2024

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