Guillaume Gonnet, Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge Bel Ami, Southern Rhône, France, 2022 BIN NO 2692

This delicious red wine boasts a red and black fruit bouquet of cherries and blackberries, with a hint of garrigue, liquorice and spice. We recommend decanting at least 1 hour before serving to allow it to open up.

It's a very versatile food partner, and will match anything from game, red meats, coq au vin, to Parma ham, duck and spicy sausage!

75cl

15% ABV

Blend: Grenache 50% Syrah 50%

Suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Biodynamic and producer works organically.

Producer Profile

The energetic and charismatic Guillaume Gonnet is not your average Rhône winemaker.

Extremely open in his attitude, his curious, boundary-challenging approach extends far beyond wine. He has travelled to the far ends of the earth, revelling in the opportunity to surf some of the best waves in the world while learning his craft in various Australian and New Zealand regions. Returning to the Rhône with his Australian wife Kelly, Guillaume has put similar energy into his family estate and his new-found enthusiasm for Grenache-based wines. Pursuing biodynamics wherever possible, allowing the fruit to express itself freely through hands-off winemaking and displaying a fascination for the varying soils of the Rhône in his diverse wines, he’s just the sort of restless creative that we love to work with.

Viticulture

The soils is made up of round pebbles on the surface, sand, clay and limestone. The vines are very old and average 50 to 90 years old and planted at a density of 3500 vines per HA, planted on a South East facing vineyard. All grapes are hand harvested.

Winemaking

Vinified and aged in various types of container 30% pyramid shaped concrete vats, 30% wooden vats, 30% stainless steel, 10% demi muids (600L) barrels.