{"title":"Patricia \u0026 Rémi Bonneton","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"bonneton-suspens","title":"L'Alezan 'Suspens' 2022","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA blend of equal parts Marsanne \u0026amp; Roussane from a steep single-hectare parcel just a stone's throw from Sainte-Épine. As such, this wine displays the qualities you might find in great white Saint-Joseph and the vines – planted by Patricia \u0026amp; Remi in 2015 – grow over the same sandy granite soils, with the additional presence of loess, which helps steer the wine towards being ready to drink in its youth.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt’s a powerful, textured white wine with a robust, chiselled structure, the ripe, curvy stone fruits and anise spices balanced with a distinct mineral clarity. A unique, terroir-driven wine from the fringes of an iconic region, produced in tiny quantities and built to go the distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe grapes were harvested together and directly pressed into tank to start fermentation. After being racked off the gros lees it was moved to amphora where it rested for one year, then was bottled in 2023 with no additions. Drinking very well now, with superb ageing potential.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patricia \u0026 Rémi Bonneton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43166849532134,"sku":"WAY-ALEZ-SUSPENS22","price":46.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/BonnetonSuspens22.jpg?v=1731585050"},{"product_id":"bonneton-resiliance","title":"L'Alezan 'Resilience' 2022","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMuscular Northern \u003cspan\u003eRhône\u003c\/span\u003e-style Syrah from the Bonneton’s prized vineyard, where vines planted as far back as the 1940s cling to steep, south-facing terraces that look down to the river Doux, one of the \u003cspan\u003eRhône\u003c\/span\u003e’s western tributaries. The very oldest vines here are specifically Sérine, a thick-skinned, tightly-clustered clone of Syrah that is principally associated with nearby Côte-Rôtie. The soils here are the same decomposed granite (referred to locally as ‘gore’) one might find in the coveted Cornas AOC, but with a different aspect, sitting atop the valley to the west at around 600 metres altitude. The cooler nights bring a freshness and perfume to the wine that reflects this outlying terroir. Manual work is the only possibility here and, despite the vertiginous slopes, Remi is still working the soil by horse and plow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhole bunches are crushed by foot and left to macerate for a couple of weeks before being pressed into a mixture of old demi-muid barrels and amphora to age for one year, before bottling in the summer of 2023 with no additions at all. Deep, sumptuous blackcurrant fruit, black olive tapenade and toasted cacao with the kind of bold, fine-grained tannins you’d expect in this style of wine. After a couple of years in the bottle its drinking window is now starting to open. That said, it’s a bottle we also feel could happily sleep in the cellar for many years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patricia \u0026 Rémi Bonneton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51903573197182,"sku":"WAY-BONNETON-RESILIENCE-22","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/BonnetonResilience22.jpg?v=1731584940"},{"product_id":"la-tangente-ostara-2023","title":"La Tangente 'Ostara' 2023","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe second outing of this pure-fruited infusion wine, the 2023 vintage even more open and expressive, with a slight modification to the blend, incorporating a little spicy Cinsault to the mix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhen worked in this way the Syrah gives off some beautiful strawberry character, here with a soft, rounded compote-like concentration. The Grenache and Cinsault bring their particular brand of spice, taking things into a herbal direction in the finish, with pleasing bitters to cut the palate and balance out the abundance of gummy fruit. A positive ripple of varietal clarity, it’s great to see this cuvée develop and improve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMainly a split of Grenache and Syrah, coming from organic plots in the Gard and Vaucluse departments of the Southern Rhône, grown over rocky limestone and clay. Grapes in whole bunches are dropped into direct-pressed juice for ten days, to gently bleed their pigment and tannins into the wine in a light extraction. Separately, a whole-bunch maceration of Cinsault is vinified and then added to the tank, making up about 10% of the final blend. The wine was then divided between a big old foudre barrel and clay tinaja to age for 8 months before bottling in spring 2024 with no additions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patricia \u0026 Rémi Bonneton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54946029830526,"sku":"WAY-ALEZ-OSTARA-23","price":29.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/BonnetonOstara23edited.jpg?v=1737366006"},{"product_id":"la-tangente-experience-red","title":"La Tangente 'Expérience' 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA one-off cuvée from the cellar that harks back to the more structured style of their earlier reds. A mix of grapes from two regions, it blends Cinsault from the Gard with Gamay from Beaujolais. Both were co-fermented, macerated together as whole bunches for ten days before being transferred to a mixture of clay amphora and old oak foudre barrel to rest for 8 months. The wine was then bottled with no additions and has been rested in the cellar for three years before release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWith a bit of time to age, the dusty perfume of the wine has developed into something akin to a savoury Jura Pinot, intense with liquorice, allspice and earthy tones. The granitic Gamay contribues a sanguine, iron-rich quality, and a bright crackle of acidity cuts the plum and black cherry fruits. Everything hangs together in a delicate balance - this is a wine best enjoyed with friends in a single sitting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patricia \u0026 Rémi Bonneton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55406427603326,"sku":"WAY-BON-EXP-RED-21","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Patricia_and_Remi_Bonneton_Experience_Dark.jpg?v=1745525529"},{"product_id":"la-tangente-petit-prince","title":"La Tangente 'Petit Prince' 2023","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNever ones to stop experimenting, Petit Prince is a stunning new La Tangente cuvée that pushes the idea of multiple terroirs further, here taking grapes from the Gard, Vaucluse and the southern Ardèche and bringing them together to combine their delicate infusion style with the structure of whole-bunch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCinsault \u0026amp; Carignan see the latter treatment, macerated for ten days and then blended into a separate vinification where an uncommon combination of Grenache, Syrah and Tempranillo has been gently extracted by dropping a selection of complete bunches into their directly-pressed juice. After 7 months together in steel tank it was then moved to and old foudre barrel for 10 months before bottling with no additions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis complex blend of grapes and processes shines through in the finished wine and its multi-layered detail. Aromatics balance brighter, higher tones of red fruits with savoury mushroom in a way that hints at something Burgundian. Texturally, the wine is slick, plush and elegant, giving the dusty cherry fruits and unexpected citrus peels an lovely soft edge. An initial fresh crunch, leads into riper, raisined notes then the tertiary notes of the barrel follow, in three distinct phases. An accomplished exercise that whilst drinking well now will only improve the longer it is laid down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patricia \u0026 Rémi Bonneton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55406474330494,"sku":"WAY-BON-PETIT-PRINCE-23","price":34.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Patricia_and_Remi_Bonneton_Petit_Prince.jpg?v=1745525282"},{"product_id":"la-tangente-hooponopono-23","title":"La Tangente 'Ho'oponopono' 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eA superb vintage for this ten-day whole-bunch co-maceration of Viognier, Marsanne \u0026amp; Roussanne grown over limestone and clay in the Gard. With a more delicate tannic framework than previous vintages, this year it was pressed into old oak barrels to age for 14 months before bottling with no additions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eGlowing a hazy, sandy gold in the glass, there is an abundance of intense apricot and pineapple fruits with a peach iced tea-like quality that lends real dryness to the palate as it tails into a long, herb-flecked finish. Aromatically the wine is especially alive, with spicy stem ginger and woody clove emerging from the punch of tropical fruit. Ho'oponopono positively brims with energy this year!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patricia \u0026 Rémi Bonneton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55406514831742,"sku":"WAY-ALEZ-HOOP-2023","price":34.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Patricia_and_Remi_Bonneton_Ho_Oponopono.jpg?v=1745525411"}],"url":"https:\/\/waywardwines.co.uk\/collections\/patricia-remi-bonneton\/grape-roussanne.oembed","provider":"Wayward Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}