2019 CÔTE RÔTIE Léa Bonnefond Domaine Patrick & Christophe Bonnefond, Lea & Sandeman

CÔTE RÔTIE

2019 Léa Bonnefond Domaine Patrick & Christophe Bonnefond

Grapes Syrah
Colour Red
Origin France, Rhône
District Northern Rhône
Village Côte Rôtie
ABV 14%

A new cuvée from the Bonnefond stable, this one celebrates Christophe's daughter Léa and is the first wine she has made and put her name to. Now an integral part of the business and bringing a familiar family feel to this forward thinking estate. Tasted from a barrel sample in Jan 2020 it was certainly a very impressive debut. Superb dark fruits and perfumed violets, this is astonishing. Only 36 bottles available. L&S (Apr 2021)


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Very fresh nose with deep red cherry, pepper and licorice. The excellent balance of fleshiness and healthy tannins on the generous palate makes this approachable now, but the long, lively and polished finish suggests that this has many years ahead of it. Drink or hold. Rating: 95 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Apr 2022)

A complex, highly perfumed bouquet evokes red and dark berry preserves, incense and potpourri, and smoky mineral and exotic spice accents emerge as the wine opens up. Juicy, appealingly sweet and concentrated yet lively on the palate, offering intense black raspberry, cherry liqueur and spicecake flavors and a hint of candied flowers on the back half. Delivers a solid punch but comes off graceful, showing absolutely no rough edges on the impressively long, vibrant, mineral-driven finish. This wine, the first one made by Christophe Bonnefond's daughter, is a blend of Rochains and Côte Rozier. It was made with 100% whole clusters. Rating: 93-95 Josh Raynolds, www.vinousmedia.com (May 2020)

Domaine Patrick & Christophe Bonnefond

Christophe and Patrick took over this family domaine in 1990. It extends to ten hectares, with small amounts of IGP 'Collines Rhodaniennes' Viognier (0.5 hectare) and Syrah (1 hectare) as well as the Condrieu and the three cuvées of Côte-Rôtie.

The Condrieu (1 hectare) comes from the granite soils of the Côte Chatillon. It is fermented in 440l barrels (with 30% new wood) at 18C and aged on the lees for ten months.

The 'Colline de Couzou' Côte-Rôtie comes from several plots in the north and south of the appellation, on schist and granite, about six hectares in total. All the reds are fermented in stainless steel with around 20% whole bunches. The Couzou is then aged in 400l barrels for eighteen months, with 20% new wood. Production hovers just above 2000 cases a year.

The Côte Rozier (0.5 hectare) is in the north of the appellation, on schist and mica-schist. The vinification is the same, but the percentage of new wood for this and the Rochains goes up to 30% and the élevage in barrel is extended to 20 months. Only about 160 cases a year. The Rochains (1 hectare), a slightly bigger cuvée at 300 cases a year, is also in the north of the appellation, the other side of La Landonne, on a soil of schist with lots of iron oxide. These are the oldest vines of the domaine.

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