Winery Château Henri Bonnaud

Stéphane Spitzglous, raised in the family that owned the land, produced his first vintage in 2004 and named the estate after his grandfather, Henri Bonnaud. In the 2000s the estate developed a flagship cuvée line, and from the early 2010s began converting to organic farming, a process completed with the first organic vinifications and vintages in the early years of the following decade.

Respect for the land and protection of biodiversity: organic practices in the vineyard, no use of chemical fertilizers or herbicides, hand-harvesting for certain cuvées and winemaking intended to express the local terroir.

The estate is located in the commune of Le Tholonet, about 6 km southeast of Aix‑en‑Provence, with vineyards facing the Montagne Sainte‑Victoire. The most representative soils are calcareous deposits known as “Langesse”; some parcels lie in a natural amphitheatre that provides a microclimate sheltered from the mistral.