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Bonal Gentiane-Quina
Made close to the French alps by Maison Dolin, this is a fortified aperitif wine (mistelle) infused with yellow gentian, cinchona (quinine), orange and...
John CARR
13th December 2024 at 13:30
Have to say not my favourite of the aromatised/fortified wine category. Agree with Simon re the (dry) sherry notes. To me the various herbal, bitter and sweet elements didn’t seem as well integrated as say, Lillet or cocchi. Curious to try in a cocktail now. Can see how it would match well with mezcal.
13th December 2024 at 14:07
Agreed re the burnt fruit. Tending to tobacco notes, as well as green/under ripe grapes i.e. high astringency and fresh tannin.
11th November 2024 at 04:43
Tasted Bonal, Byrrh and Dubonnet head to head.
Bonal is brownish, with a nice, sweet, fruity/plummy flavor. A hint of bitterness, not syrupy/cloying. Excellent.
Byrrh is the lightest color – ruby/reddish. Light and fruity flavor (weirdly like Cocchi Americano, but the wrong color), with some drying bitterness. Delicious.
Dubonnet is dark burgundy/maroon, and is the most sweet & fruity (not cloying). Excellent.
The 3 are cousins, but not subs for each other.
Bonal is brownish, with a nice, sweet, fruity/plummy flavor. A hint of bitterness, not syrupy/cloying. Excellent.
Byrrh is the lightest color – ruby/reddish. Light and fruity flavor (weirdly like Cocchi Americano, but the wrong color), with some drying bitterness. Delicious.
Dubonnet is dark burgundy/maroon, and is the most sweet & fruity (not cloying). Excellent.
The 3 are cousins, but not subs for each other.