Champagne Bonnaire - Cramant Vintage Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs 2013 Extra-Brut

Bettane & Desseauve

About the domain :

Located in Cramant, a benchmark terroir for great Chardonnays, this 22-hectare family estate is now in the hands of Jean-Étienne and Jean-Emmanuel Bonnaire. These champagnes are ideal for aperitifs, and are a sure bet in the sector. The siblings also manage Champagnes Paul Clouet, a cousin of the family vineyard since 1992. Some cuvées are aged in wood, and older vintages can be disgorged on request. This is a sure-fire address that is progressing and refining its style.

Guide Hachette des vins

About the wine:

Originating from Cramant, the Mecca of blanc de blancs, it takes over from the 2012, praised last year for its power. Born of a late, wet September, the 2013 also appears complex, blending toasty, mentholated notes with tangy, exotic fruit. This acidity is confirmed on the tonic, fresh citrus palate, which is also full-bodied. Perfect with fish or creamy chaource.

About the domain :

Like many a Champagne winegrower, the great-grandfather of today's winegrowers became independent of the wine trade in the wake of the 1929 crisis, and began handling his own wines in 1932. Today, the estate covers 25 hectares, mainly in the Côte des Blancs. Since 2012, it has been run by Jean-Emmanuel and Jean-Étienne Bonnaire, sons of Jean-Louis, who passed away in 2015.

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

About the wine:

We love many vintages at Gault&Millau, and this classic, pure and beautifully expressed 2013 is one of them. The nose is beautiful, combining notes of chalk and citrus essences. On the palate, the bubbles are subtle and the wine is racy, taut, chalky, without ever becoming austere. Pair with seafood, scallops and noble fish. A very fine Cramant.

About the domain :

On the Côte des Blancs, kingdom of Chardonnay, with vines acquired in Fossoy and Bergères-les-Vertus, the family estate founded in 1932, located in Cramant, is today run by the fourth generation with Jean-Etienne and Jean-Emmanuel Bonnaire. Their 22 hectares of vines, mainly made up of Chardonnay, produce grapes for ageing in vats and old barrels (Ver Sacrum and Variance cuvées, aged under cork for over 6 years). All dosage levels have been reduced.