Top 100 wines of Bonnezeaux
Discover the top 100 best wines of Bonnezeaux of Centre Loire as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Bonnezeaux and the best vintages to taste in this region.
AOC on Anjou's right bank of the Layon (~120 ha, Thouarce, three steep hillsides, marly-schistose soils): exclusive signature Chenin Blanc as sweet white king — golden robe deepening to amber, candied fruits, citrus, honey and white flowers, luscious texture and length. Manual harvests with successive tries, 25 hl/ha, slow fermentation. Morning mists from the Layon favour noble rot and over-ripening. AOC 1951, exceptional ageing.
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
wines from the region of Bonnezeaux go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta with tuna, garlic and lemon cream, goat cheese and bacon quiche or pasta carbonara almost like the real thing.
On the nose in the region of Bonnezeaux often reveals types of flavors of apricot, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth in the region of Bonnezeaux is a with a nice freshness.