Silky, fruity and deep
Deep ruby. Dark cherry and plum with a touch of dried herbs from the Grenache and Mourvèdre, and the red fruit and lift of Pinot Noir. In the mouth it is silky and round, fruity but with real depth, and the tannins stay soft.
- dark cherry
- plum
- red berries
- dried herbs
- Body
- medium
- Acidity
- fresh
- Grip
- silky
- Fruit
- deep
The south and Alsace in one bottle
Nuit de feu joins two ends of France. Grenache Noir and Mourvèdre come from the Pyrénées-Orientales, near the Spanish border, where they ripen in the heat. Pinot Noir comes from the Bas-Rhin, in the cooler north of Alsace.
This is the idea behind Bonyvresse: the sun and power of the Roussillon, with the freshness of Alsace.
Eight days on the skins, nine months to rest
- Picked by handIn the Pyrénées-Orientales and the Bas-Rhin
- 8 days on the skinsA short maceration, for fruit and colour without hard tannins
- 9 months to rest65% in steel tank, 35% in barrels that held other wines before
- Bottled as it isNo fining, no filtering, 15 mg of total sulphur
- 1,500 bottlesMade in Clément's cellar in Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
Clément Bony
Clément Bony grew up in Mulhouse, studied winemaking in Montpellier and spent several years as a sommelier in natural wine bars in Strasbourg. In 2018 he left to work with Marco Buratti in the Veneto and at Cantina Giardino near Naples, then at Momento Mori near Melbourne, where he made his first wines.
Back in France in 2020, he started Bonyvresse in the Roussillon, working alongside Loïc Roure of Domaine du Possible. Since 2023 he has his own cellar in Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines, just outside the Alsace wine route, where he puts the sun of the Roussillon and the cool of Alsace into the same bottles. The grapes are organic or biodynamic and picked by hand, fermentations are wild, nothing is fined or filtered, and sulphur is low or none.
How to serve and pair it
Some pairing ideas
- Roast duckPinot Noir's favourite, with Grenache's warmth
- Lamb with herbsMourvèdre and dried herbs, a southern classic
- Mushroom risottoSilky wine, earthy dish
- Aged ComtéNutty cheese and soft tannins
If you like this one, try...
Natural Pinot Noir from Rosheim in the Bas-Rhin. Light, fresh and quietly deep.
Grenache and Mourvèdre from the schist of Força Real, with Syrah. Denser and darker.
Kékfrankos from Hungary: rich, ripe and peppery, with a little more grip.
More from Bonyvresse
Producer: Bonyvresse SARL, 68160 Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines, France