Château Henri Bonnaud

Stéphane Spitzglous, the third generation at the property, took over from his grandfather Henri Bonnaud in 1996. He released his first estate-bottled vintage in 2004 and named the château for the grandfather who had taught him the vineyard. At Le Tholonet, six kilometres southeast of Aix-en-Provence, the estate has fourteen hectares within Palette, an appellation of only about forty-eight hectares.

Langesse limestone and a natural amphitheatre beneath Sainte-Victoire shape a sheltered site, with most vines facing south and some parcels holding vines more than 60 years old. Spitzglous began converting the vineyard to organic farming in 2010, and all of the estate’s wines have been certified organic since 2013.