Chateau de Bonnezeaux la Montagne 2023 JURA 40 + year old vines

40 + year old vines planted in clay and limestone

Subtle notes of tobacco

and a fearless embrace of the region’s natural character

Chauvet was a winemaker

Chateau de Bonnezeaux la Montagne 2023 JURA 40 + year old vinesAn abandoned parcel neglected for a generation, cleared by hand in 2015. First vintage produced was 2016. This plot is just 5 minutes down the road from the Prevost plot but is classified as Coteaux du Layon. Vines are an average of 40 years olds. Year after year this parcel offers Chenin of freshness and vitality. Chateau de Bonnezeaux's history as a wine estate goes as far back as the early 19th century. In the early 1980s, the winery was shut down