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2018 HommAGe De BoNpAS

Illustrious guests at the With the HVE label
Chartreuse de Bonpas sources, soil, landscape, biodiversity, etc. – are
In 1675, the Chartreuse de Bonpas welcomed Mme Our new Côtes-du-rhône Villages Signargues 2018 kept to a minimum.
Hommage de Bonpas is produced from vines with
de Sévigné and her daughter. In a letter dated
November 1675, she wrote: “I will never forget a level-three Haute Valeur environnementale (HVe) Signargues is the most southerly vineyard of the
the chartreux of Bompas; do you remember the certificate – the highest classification. Côtes-du-rhône Villages appellation, where paths
delicious repast we enjoyed there?” To obtain HVe certification from the French Ministry between the Papal City of Avignon and the roman
In a similar vein, the recipe book “La Cuisine of Agriculture, the wine must be produced from “an aqueduct of the Pont du Gard meet. The cuvée is
des Châteaux de Provence” gives pride of place operation with high environmental value”. The HVe made up of Grenache and Syrah, for a wine with an
to the family recipes of the Chartreuse de Bonpas. label specifies a range of environmental performance intense red color with hints of violet, and an indulgent
A source for inspiration for all manner of food indicators that apply across the entire process. nose with powerful notes of black berries that are
and wine combinations…
It guarantees that the operation has a sufficient also found in the mouth. A velvety structure coats
number of elements to encourage biodiversity, such the palate with delicious aromas of gingerbread
as hedges, grassed strips, trees, flowers, insects, and thyme.
etc., and that agricultural practices that might The perfect wine to partner feathered game or
harm the environment – the air, the climate, water mature cheeses.

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