2011 Henri Bonneau - Chateauneuf du Pape
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The classic 2011 Châteauneuf du Pape is a sexy, medium-bodied, sunny wine that’s loaded with notions of garrigue, kirsch, incense and fruit cake aromas and flavors. While I suspect it will be on a relatively fast evolutionary track, the fact is that these long elevage, which are the MO at this estate, result in a stable, age-worthy wine, even in forward, charming vintages such as 2011. Still, don’t hesitate to enjoy this in its youth.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Josh Raynolds
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Tasted in three components; Bonneau hinted that there may be only a single bottling from this vintage but it still has a long road of aging ahead of it and Bonneau never makes a final decision on which cuvees will be produced until almost the last minute. #1, from Pointu: Intense red fruit and mineral character, with excellent clarity and lift. #2, from Grandes Serres: more deeply pitched, with smoke-accented cherry and dark berry aromas and a hint of licorice. Chewy and precise, with good depth and a strong bitter cherry character. #3, from La Crau: Wild, highly perfumed aromas of candied red and dark fruits and garrigue. Juicy, palate-staining cherry and cassis flavors are enlivened by juicy acidity and show impressive energy and back-end punch. Bonneau said that "compared to La Crau, the others are petit Chateauneufs."
The classic 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape is a sexy, medium-bodied, sunny wine that’s loaded with notions of garrigue, kirsch, incense and fruit cake aromas and flavors. While I suspect it will be on a relatively fast evolutionary track, the fact is that these long elevage, which are the MO at this estate, result in a stable, age-worthy wine, even in forward, charming vintages such as 2011. Still, don’t hesitate to enjoy this in its youth. Oct 2016, www.robertparker.com
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This very old-school property makes the most unique Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The wines are fantastically complex and Boneauu made it as it would have been produced 100 years ago in the commune, using methods that familiar to any of the 11 generations of vignerons in his family who preceded him.