Château Henri Bonnaud Palette rosé 2022

	Henri Bonnaud is one of only 5 producers in the region
	Unique limestone terroir gives top quality Provence
	Very gourmet and even cellar-worthy rosé

Palette Rosé one of the oldest Provence Appelations

Not far from Aix-en-Provence is one of the smallest (and oldest) regions of origin in France: Palette. The appellation - one of France's best kept secrets - has only 43 hectares, so there are only five producers who make wine there. The most famous is the historic Château Simone, but Stéphane Spitzglous of Château Henri Bonnaud is also making great progress!

Palette already received its AOP award in 1948 because of the special limestone terroir. This distinguishes Palette from the rest of Provence. Stéphane knows this terroir like the back of his hand. He grew up with his grandfather, who led the wine estate. In 1996 he took over from his grandfather.

The passionate Stéphane now farms his 14 hectares of vineyards organically. He sees lively soils and biodiversity as conditions for authentic wines. Stéphane harvests the mourvèdre, grenache and cinsault for his rosé by hand, in small crates of up to 15 kilos. This way the grapes arrive in the cellar in the best possible condition.

To make the rosé, Stéphane drains part of the juice from the red wine. He then ages the rosé for eight months, 80% in stainless steel tanks and 20% in small French oak casks. This ensures that the wine is nicely structured and smooth at the same time.

The end result is an extremely refined rosé with floral, fruity and salty tones. Strikingly elegant with an exquisite balance between freshness, ripe fruit tones and a richly varied long finish. Preferably drink this gastronomic wine at the table, with Provencal fish dishes for example.