Bonville Les Belles Voyes Grand Cru 2016

Category:
 
Sparkling Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Champagne
Producer:
 
Bonville
Label Name:
 
Les Belles Voyes Grand Cru
Vintage:
 
2016
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Oger, Côte des Blancs, Champagne
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
12.5%
Grape(s):
 
Chardonnay (100%)
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
10°C

Awards/Ratings
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 95 points (Les Belles Voyes 2016); highly rated by specialist retailers and critics (multiple high scores)

Tasting Note
Pure white-fruit and citrus core with vanilla, brioche, menthol and toasted oak; satiny, medium–full body, chalky minerality and saline, long finish with pastry and nutty undertones.

Food Pairing
Oysters, lobster, crab, smoked salmon, roasted/cream poultry, mille-feuille; Asian: sushi & sashimi, tempura, dim sum, crab dumplings, light Thai seafood curries.

Production Method
Single-vineyard Blanc de Blancs from Les Belles Voyes (0.8 ha). Juices pressed and fermented in Burgundian oak barrels with malolactic; extended lees aging (~7–8 years); low dosage (vintage disgorgement ~2.5–6.7 g/L).

Vineyard Info
Franck Bonville is a family grower Champagne based in Avize/Oger (Côte des Blancs), operating multi‑generation, Grand Cru Chardonnay vineyards (≈15–20 ha) focused on terroir-driven Blanc de Blancs.