Château Le Bonnat – Red Vintage 2003: Guide Gilbert & Gaillard (France) 89/100 Vintage 2001: Gold Medal: Concours Général Agricole de Paris 2003 Bronze Medal: Challenge du Vin de Blaye-Bourg 2004 Designation Red Graves Appellation Vineyard Size 50 acres Soil type Clay-gravel soils over a limestone bedrock Vine varieties Cabernet Sauvignon: 50% Merlot: 50% Planting density - Average vine age - Vine growing conditions - Pruning method - Grape harvesting - Vinification Traditional process used for the red, carried out with computer-controlled temperature vats. Maceration: 3 weeks Fermentation: 86°F Daily pumping-over Maturing Ageing in French oak barrels Ageing 12 to 14 months. 1/3 new oak barrels.
