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CHARTE DU VIGNERON INDEPENDANT Ce vigneron Respecte son terroir. Travaille sa vigne. Récolte son raisin. Vinifie et élève son vin. Élabore son eau de vie. Met en bouteille dans sa cave sa production. Commercialise ses produits. Se perfectionne dans le respect de la tradition. Accueille, conseille la dégustation et prend plaisir à présenter le fruit de son travail 
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CHÂTEAU
HAUT BONNEAU
APPELLATION MONTAGNE SAINT EMILION CONTRÔLEE
Vin du Vieux Continent
Vin du Vieux Continent
Mars 2008
Septembre 2007
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Here we are in the month of September which starts off with sun-filled yet cooler days! The vines are fine bearing in mind all the trials they have endured. Leaf and grape diseases and then the rain have led us to a constant vigilance to ensure the success of this winemaking campaign which is to be completed over the next few days with the grape harvests.
It will have been necessary to sacrifice over 40 % of the Merlot grapes and up to 70 % of the Cabernets Franc to ensure the first-class quality of the harvest which we are going to put in the vats. These grapes shall be vinified with the greatest attention so as to provide a wine worthy of laying claim to L’AOC Montagne St Emilion and particularly the steadiness of Château Haut Bonneau. This incipient phase will end in 2 years when the wine is bottled. We would like to take this opportunity to inform you of the releases in the 2008 edition guides: - Le Petit Futé : « 1001 meilleurs vins à moins de 8 euros» with Château Haut Bonneau 2005 - « Hachette » with L’Eloina David 2004 - « Dussert Gerber » with Château HAUT BONNEAU 2004 et 2005 and L’ELOÏNA DAVID 2004 - « Guide Hubert de la Gastronomie » with Château HAUT BONNEAU 2004 and L’ELOÏNA DAVID 2004 These recognised guides have bestowed very positive tasting comments, thereby endorsing our consistency at conceiving and making great wine. You can find us on our travels at the end of the year at the following fairs:
Also present this year will be: - DELONG champagnes, - the Domaine des Argiles for their liver patés - the Gourmandises d’Aliénor – home-made chocolatier from La Teste - The Marronniers restaurant in Montagne which we will fill in on the various products to be proposed to the Château. And we will have a newcomer: - Maître bread: homemade bakery well-known in Bordeaux and region In the hope that more and more of you will discover and appreciate our wines through our various outings, but also our welcome at the wine estate, we wish you a good end to 2007. |   
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Sarah and Bruno, septembre 2007
September 2006
What’s new this year- You can now pay for your orders online via our new secure link (french market only)
- A new way to select your wines: the price per item, depending on wine type and packaging chosen. Of course, Sarah and I are always here to give you advice.
- You will also have the pleasure of discovering our ideas for accompaniments to each of our wines, from the simplest to the sophisticated. We know it is not always easy to find the best accompaniment to a good meal!
We hope you enjoy your visit to our website and you will find your pleasure in the pages to come.
Wine fairs
- LES VINS DE TERROIRS ET PRODUITS REGIONAUX at Espace CHARENTON - Paris 12ème from Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd October 2006.
- LES VIGNERONS INDEPENDANTS of Reims, Exhibition centre, Friday 10th to Monday 13th November 2006.
- LES VIGNERONS INDEPENDANTS of Paris – Porte de Versailles – Paris EXPO Hall 7.1 from Thursday 23rd to Monday 27th November 2006.
- VINS DE BORDEAUX ET D'AQUITAINE of Luxembourg – LUXEXPO from Thursday 7th to Sunday 10th December 2006.
- LES VIGNERONS INDEPENDANTS de Paris – Porte de Champerret – from 23rd to 26th, March 2007.
Sarah and Bruno, septembre 2006
October 2005 - Something great !
The grapes have all come to ripeness in a very homogeneous way without showing the slightest deterioration or damage. The vine, having little or not grown since the last trimming, showed itself in its best light, in line, staight and proud.Proud, it can be so, because it produced red grapes with a great concentration, both on analytical and quantitative levels, but also on the organoleptic level. Never did we take such a pleasure in tasting the grapes, so tasty they are.
The grapes fully benefited from the excellent climatic conditions during the summer. June, July and August were of course specially dry, but also exceptionally hot and sunny.
We finished harvesting the merlot grapes on 28 September under very beautiful climatic conditions and picked up our cabernet franc and sauvignon grapes 12 days later.
The first impressions, during and after the fermentations, confirm us in our feeling in the vineyard. The merlots, which have finished their fermentations, are very rich, with an intensity and complexity we never knew before at a similar period.
The wine growers are traditionally reserved and careful people, but it is difficult for us this year to hide our smiles. Our faces light up when tasting the various types of vines. We do not dare to say it, but we think it: something great is being born right before our eyes and our taste buds.
Sarah and Bruno, 24 octobre 2005
September 2005 - The wine shows
A meeting with the wine grower is essential for him to be able to share the pleasure of tasting and to explain his art. This is why we will be attending three annual wine shows of the Independent Wine Growers (please click below for a free invitation)- REIMS du 11 au 14 novembre 2005
- PARIS Porte de Versaille du 24 au 28 novembre 2005
- PARIS Porte de Champerret en avril 2006