Winery Louis BernardChartreuse de Bonpas Réserve
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Chartreuse de Bonpas Réserve of Winery Louis Bernard in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of plum, black fruits or black currant.
Food and wine pairings with Chartreuse de Bonpas Réserve
Pairings that work perfectly with Chartreuse de Bonpas Réserve
Original food and wine pairings with Chartreuse de Bonpas Réserve
The Chartreuse de Bonpas Réserve of Winery Louis Bernard matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of slow-cooked fillet of beef, pastillas with lamb and apricots or colombian lentils.
Details and technical informations about Winery Louis Bernard's Chartreuse de Bonpas Réserve.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Chartreuse de Bonpas Réserve from Winery Louis Bernard are 2009, 2014, 2011, 2013 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Louis Bernard
The Winery Louis Bernard is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 105 wines for sale in the of Côtes-du-Rhône to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône
Accessible reference for Mediterranean reds: dominant Grenache as king (≥50% in the south) - supple and fruity with notes of cherry, strawberry, garrigue, pepper and a touch of sweet spices, round tannins. Fleshy Syrah (blackcurrant, violet, black pepper), dense Mourvèdre, Cinsault and Carignan in support. In the north, racy, deep Syrah solo. Generous rosés and floral whites (Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Viognier).
The wine region of Rhone Valley
France's 2nd-largest AOC vineyard, two complementary worlds. Northern: pure Syrah in signature reds (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas), deep and peppery with blackberry, violet, black olive and smoked bacon notes, exceptional ageing. Opulent Viognier whites (Condrieu, apricot, flowers) and ample Marsanne-Roussanne. Southern: sun-soaked Grenache blends at Châteauneuf, Gigondas, Vacqueyras (candied fruit, garrigue).
The word of the wine: Shine
Character of a wine that reflects light with brilliance. The brilliance is enhanced when the wine is decanted.
