Winery BonpasRhône Valley Vineyards Luberon
White wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Bourboulenc, the Clairette and the Vermentino.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Taste structure of the Rhône Valley Vineyards Luberon from the Winery Bonpas
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Rhône Valley Vineyards Luberon of Winery Bonpas in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Rhône Valley Vineyards Luberon of Winery Bonpas in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cream, tropical or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, peach or minerality.
Food and wine pairings with Rhône Valley Vineyards Luberon
Pairings that work perfectly with Rhône Valley Vineyards Luberon
Original food and wine pairings with Rhône Valley Vineyards Luberon
The Rhône Valley Vineyards Luberon of Winery Bonpas matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of cabbage casserole, fresh tuna with sesame seeds or asparagus with ham au gratin.
Details and technical informations about Winery Bonpas's Rhône Valley Vineyards Luberon.
Discover the grape variety: Bourboulenc
Bourboulenc is mainly grown in the southern part of France. It is a white grape variety that ripens quite late. It can only be harvested around 25 September and for an average of only one month. Bourboulenc is particularly fond of low-lying, but at the same time warm and dry locations. The aroma of this grape variety is not very pronounced, but it has a certain exotic fruit and floral aroma such as broom. The result is a low alcohol wine with subtle and fleeting aromas. Blanquette, bourboulanc, bourboulenque, doucillon, clairette dorée and clairette blanche are all names that can designate bourboulenc. This grape variety is very sensitive to diseases common to all vine plants such as magnesium deficiency, mildew and oidium. Bourboulenc can be used as a table grape. Most French people keep the bunches until Christmas in order to present them on the festive table as desserts.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Rhône Valley Vineyards Luberon from Winery Bonpas are 2015, 2012, 2011, 2014
Informations about the Winery Bonpas
The Winery Bonpas is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Luberon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Luberon
The wine region of Luberon is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Marrenon or the Maison Williams Chase produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Luberon are Mourvèdre, Vermentino and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Luberon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cinnamon or cassis and sometimes also flavors of dark chocolate, jam or coffee.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
The word of the wine: Fermentation
The process by which grape juice becomes wine, thanks to the action of yeasts that transform sugar into alcohol.
