Marie Beurrier 2017

Marie Beurrier 2017 perhaps embodies the most immediately seductive side of Henri Bonneau. Where the Réserve des Célestins impresses with its monumentality, Marie Beurrier favors balance, fluidity, and silent depth.

Coming from a selection of old vines dominated by Grenache, aged for many years in the traditional foudres and barrels of the estate, the cuvée bears the name of an aunt of Henri Bonneau's wife. As always here, time is an essential ingredient: it polishes the tannins, blends the materials, and reveals a complexity that never imposes itself.

The 2017 vintage unfurls a deep bouquet of black cherry, blackberry, garrigue, pepper, fine leather, and sweet spices. The palate combines amplitude and freshness with an astonishing sensation of movement. Behind its southern generosity lies a textural finesse that characterizes the greatest wines of the estate.

A Châteauneuf-du-Pape of immense elegance, capable of evolving for several decades while offering, after a few hours in a decanter, an already remarkable pleasure.

Estate
Henri Bonneau

Winemaker
Marcel Bonneau

Cuvée
Marie Beurrier

Vintage
2017

Appellation
Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Region
Rhône Valley

Grape Variety
Predominantly Grenache

Terroir
Rolled pebbles, sands, and clays of Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Cultivation
Traditional viticulture, manual harvests, indigenous yeasts

Aging
4 to 5 years in old foudres and French oak barrels

Style
A deep and refined Châteauneuf-du-Pape, where the maturity of Grenache meets a silky texture and remarkable aromatic complexity.