Champagne Bonnaire - Tradition Brut

Name: Champagne Bonnaire - Tradition Brut
Brand: Champagne Bonnaire
Rating: 3.7 (11 reviews)

Champagne|Sparkling wine

Champagne

Effervescent

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3.7/5 (11 customers)

15/20

Bettane & Desseauve

balanced

aperitif

"A Classic

"Remarkable entry-level wine. Pure, elegant wine, very fine bubbles, not very sensitive dosage, excellent aperitif." (Le Guide des Vins Bettane & Desseauve) In classic Champenois style, Brut Tradition is a wine with seductively fruity accents. A few spicy notes emerge on the nose, certainly due to the predominantly Pinot blend. The Chardonnay brings finesse and freshness. A beautifully balanced wine!

Features

Estate

Champagne Bonnaire

Cuvée

Tradition

Designation

Champagne

Region

Champagne

Grape varieties

40% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir, 30% Pinot Meunier

Terroirs

Cramant (Grand Cru), Cuis, Bergères-Les-Vertus (Premier Cru), Fossoy

Viticulture

Reasoned

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation, followed by aging in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks for 8 months.

Breeding

24 months minimum on slats

Alcohol content

12%

Residual sugars

8 g/l

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Beautiful golden color

Nose

Very expressive, with delicate fruity notes

Mouth

Well-balanced with seductive fruity accents and light spicy notes

Serve

AT 8-10°C

Drink before

2022

Food and wine pairing

An excellent aperitif in a classic, confident style: immediate pleasure!

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated 15/20 (Very good wine)

Domaine rated (guide 2022) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)

About the wine:

Remarkable entry-level wine. Pure, elegant wine, very fine bubbles, not very sensitive dosage, excellent aperitif.

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

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

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

Rated area (2022 guide) Recommended (Recommended)

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.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.7/5

out of 11 reviews