Chateau de Bonnezeaux: a mixed case of new-wave Loire Chenin

Chateau de Bonnezeaux:

a mixed case of new-wave Loire Chenin

Electric dry whites from the Anjou revivalists,

with money off and free delivery

Chateau de Bonnezeaux's history began in the early 19th century, when its celebrated sweet Chenins helped put Anjou on the map. Amid contractual scuffles and the decline in the sweet wine market, its prize vineyards were abandoned in the 1980s.

In 2012, Guyonne Saclier de la Batie took over this dilapidated estate. She arrived to find immaculate Anjou terroir; its abandonment meant she was able to start farming with no chemicals in the soil. With strict organic and sustainable practice, she set about revitalising and expanding the ancient vineyards, employing the teachings of low-intervention Anjou heroes Mark Angeli and Stephane Bernaudeau.

Following their example, the Chateau has embraced the humble 'Vin de France' label, making dry wines out of miniscule yields in a historically sweet appellation. Winemaker Pierre Boisseau uses minimal sulphur and traditional mechanical equipment to create powerful, characterful Chenin Blanc by hand, leaning into the complexity and intensity that the terroir permits. Bottled unfiltered and unfined, they combine a rich, honeyed-apple waxiness with floral lift and electric acidity.

The wines are pure expressions of everything Chenin does best, with the stuffing and structure to develop further depths with age. They are deservedly developing a cult following. We're delighted to offer a selection of recent releases as a mixed case, with money off and free delivery. /NR

Chateau de Bonnezeaux Mixed Case
6x75cl
£360 case inc duty and VAT
Saving £53.70, inclusive of delivery

Contains one bottle of each of the following wines:

2023 Frimas

Their entry-level cuvee, including grapes purchased from an organic neighbour.

2023 Les Plantes

An old-vine plot on clay-rich soils.

2023 La Montagne

From old vines at the heart of the estate, on a mixture of silt, clay and sand.

2022 Les Coqueries

From a site rich in schist and quartz, picked late.

2022 La Minee-Haute

A newly acquired small plot of gravel and shale, surrounded by woodland at higher altitude.

NV Inter-Val

A blend of two complementary vintages from adjoining sites, 2020 Vieilles Vignes (24 months in oak) and 2021 Prieur des Noues (12 months in oak).