Bonal Gentiane-Quina Aperitif
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alc./vol: 16%
Proof: 32°
Vintage: Non-vintage
Aged: No age statement
Product of:
France
Made close to the French alps by Maison Dolin, this is a fortified aperitif wine (mistelle) infused with yellow gentian, cinchona (quinine), orange and other botanicals to a recipe created in 1865 by Brother Raphael Bonal, a former Chartreux monk.
It can be used in place of a sweet vermouth and is traditionally served as a palate 'opener'.
Review and Tasting
Sampled on 14/06/2020
Appearance:
Clear, burnt ochre and saddle-brown core with green olive oil rim.
Aroma:
Prunes, raisins, charcoal and hay with toffee apple, cacao, sticky pine sap and sherry-like aromas.
Taste:
Bittersweet with green grapes, prune, figs, plump sultana, liquorice and citrus with gentian and quinine bitterness.
Aftertaste:
Bittersweet, dried almost burnt fruit. Fades with herbal notes and lingering rooty bitterness.
Overall:
This fabulous bittersweet, wine-based aperitif has notes of green grapes, prune, figs, plump sultana, liquorice and citrus with gentian and quinine bitterness.
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Product Information
Barcode UPC: 3 274510 003920
Bottle Size: 700 ml
Closure: Screw / Stelvin cap
Barcode UPC: 3274510001469
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Closure: Synthetic stopper
Bottle Size: 700 ml
Closure: Screw / Stelvin cap
Barcode UPC: 3274510001469
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Closure: Synthetic stopper
More about Bonal Gentiane-Quina
Produced by: Maison Dolin & Cie
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