Author: Dirk Chan
Our online feature this week is the Nathalie Bonhomme El Petit Bonhomme Tinto (Jumilla, Spain) – $16.99, regularly $20.99.
Quebec born and raised Nathalie Bonhomme has a remarkable story. A rock star winemaker, Bonhomme produces fun, value-driven wines of exceptional quality with a recognizable label/brand that she created in southern Spain where she now resides. deVine has had a long history with Nathalie – for those of you who are old enough to remember, she created the wine and label for our custom red – the Promenade Red 2011 vintage with its silver label and a picture of our exterior storefront. The wine was pretty darn good too!!
Our weekly special this week is her flagship El Petit Bonhomme Tinto – with her iconic red label and cartoon character which she created herself is an easy to enjoy wine that brings people together. She likes her wine to be enjoyed by “good people with a great sense of humour that eat well, drink well and laugh well.” This red is 55% thirty-plus year-old Monastrell, 30% Garnacha and 15% Syrah from the harsh climate and bush vines of South-West Spain in the Jumilla wine region. Intense cherry color, nose of spices, plum, thyme and rosemary, with a hint of dried grass. On the palate, black fruits, white pepper, black pepper and redcurrant intermingle, the tannins are supple, the texture is fine, the whole is round, balanced and persistent.
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Nathalie Bonhomme El Petit Bonhomme Tinto (Jumilla, Spain) – $16.99, regularly $20.99