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LA
BASTIDE
SAINT
DOMINIQUE,
G
&
MC
BONNET
CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE
OWNER
FACT SHEET
Gerard Bonnet & his son Eric
PRODUCTS
White Wines :
Vin de Pays Blanc
Cotes du Rhône Blanc
Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
Rosé Wines :
Vin de Pays Rosé
Cotes du Rhône Rosé
Red Wines :
Vin de Pays Rouge
Cotes du Rhône, Cuvée Tradition
Cotes du Rhône Villages
Cotes du Rhône, Cuvée Jules Rochebonne
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Les Hesperides
Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Vieilles Vignes, Secrets de Pignan
SIZE OF THE VINEYARDS
8 hectares in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, plus a further 12 hectares of Côtes du Rhône and 6 hectares
of Vin de Pays.
Both Hesperides and Secret de Sabon are individual parcels, less than 1 hectare each in size.
LOCATION OF THE VINEYARDS
In the commune of Courthézon, next to Clos du Caillou, not far south of Château Beaucastel
SOIL
Vin de Pays : Clay and alluvial gravels
Cotes du Rhone : sand and clays with some galets
CDR Villages and Jules Rochebonne : hillside vineyards with thin, stony topsoils
Chateauneuf : varying proportions of clay, sand and 'galets roulés' depending on the parcels
GRAPE VARIETIES
VDP Blanc : 80% Roussanne, 20% Clairette
CDR Blanc : 50% Viognier, 25% Grenache Blanc, 25% Clairette
Chateauneuf Blanc : 33% Clairette, 33% Grenache Blanc, 33% Roussanne
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VDP Rosé : 95% Grenache, 5% Syrah
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CDR Rosé : 50% Grenache, 50% Cinsault
VDP Rouge : 50% Grenache, 50% Syrah
CDR Rouge : 80% Grenache, 20% Syrah
CDR Villages : 50% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 15% Mourvedre, 15% Carignan
Cuvée Jules Rochebonne : 80% Syrah, 20% Grenache
Châteauneuf-du-Pape : 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre, 5% Cinsault
Les Hesperides : 50% Grenache, 50% Mourvedre
Secrets de Pignan : 99% Grenache, 1% Syrah
AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINES
Vin de Pays : 5 to 30 years old
Cotes du Rhone : 25 years old, plus a parcel of 50 year old reds.
CDR Villages : 15 to 55 years old
Jules Rochebonne : 15 to 35 years old
Chateauneuf : 25 to 50 years old
Secret de Pignan : one hectare of 80 year old vines
AVERAGE PRODUCTION
40 000 bottles of Chateauneuf per year, less than 3000 bottles per year each of Hesperides and
Secret de Pignan.
VINIFICATION AND AGEING
Whites and Rosés : selected hand harvest, then immediate pneumatic pressing. Low temperature
fermentation, then 6 months vat-ageing.
Reds : selected hand harvest, 100% destemming, 15-25 days cuvaison, with punching down and
pumping over.
VDP, CDR Tradition & Villages : 12-18 months vat-ageing.
Jules Rochebonne : Syrah aged 18 months in oak barrels (1/3 new), then blended with vat-aged
Grenache
CNDPs : 18 months vat-ageing
NOTES ON THE PROPERTY
The domaine was created in its present form in 1976 by Gerard Bonnet, but sold most of its
grapes to the big blenders until son Eric joined in 1999. Eric is a thoughtful and highly talented
winemaker, seemingly quiet but totally passionate about his wines. Working with lighter, cooler
terroirs (by Chateauneuf standards) his approach is about finesse, precise aromatics and silky
textures?very much a Bnurgundian approach to the Southern Rhone ! Note that Eric rejects the
use of barrisques and new oak, except in the Cotes du Rhone Jules Rochebonne, atypical for a
Southern Cotes du Rhone because of its very high proportion of Syrah (70-80% depending on
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the vintage).
FACT SHEET
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