2017 Henri Bonneau - Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve des CelestinsColour : Red Producer : Henri Bonneau Label Name : Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve des Celestins Country : France Region : Rhone Sub Region : Chateauneuf du Pape Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 2017 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Note: All images are for illustrative purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product.

2017 provided the warmth needed for full phenolic ripeness on the slate-dominated Himmelreich terraces

“Casa Seca” translates as “dry house” in Spanish

framed by wonderfully plush tannins and a refreshing line

A 2010 Pichon Baron from this vintage

suited to fifteen to twenty more years of cellar ageing

An evocative wine that makes you think

James Suckling awarded the subsequent 2021 vintage a perfect 100 points

Lots of blue fruit

and the resulting wines from the finest estates achieved a concentration and complexity that partly compensated for their scarcity

showing sophistication and potential for aging

20% Grenache

the tannins present but refined