franck bonville les belles voyes 2015

"this discreet house began with the purchase of a few acres of vines on the côte des blancs in champagne by alfred bonville, a simple winegrower, at the beginning of the 20th century. then in 1936, he bought a house in avize, with a press and tuns, which allowed his son to produce the first bottles under his own name: franck bonville. the estate is not huge, but still counts 15 hectares, spread over 77 parcels in the terroirs of avize, oger and mesnil le roi, classified as grand cru, where the best chardonnay grapes are grown. then came gilles, the grandson, who modernised and perfected the house production before handing over to olivier, the fourth generation, who now carries on the family tradition. his goal? to orientate the estate towards a reasoned culture of the vineyard. goodbye insecticides and weed killers! respect for the environment has become a priority on a par with the quality of the champagne. quality, here we go! here we are not satisfied with just having beautiful terroirs. the work produced upstream is impressive, both in terms of the use of soils, harvests, the use of barrels of meursault, bottling for 5 years before disgorging, perfect dosages in order to obtain high class, very balanced vintages with marked identities. 100% chardonnay, aged in small oak barrels this champagne will astonish you with its complexity of aromas ranging from apple, pear to menton lemon with some very perceptible gustatory nuances of spices and vanilla coupled with lightly wooded basque crème brulée." disgorged with a dosage of five grams per liter in april 2023, the 2015 grand cru blanc de blancs les belles voyes comes from the estate’s oldest vines in the village of oger. it delivers a smoky, deep bouquet with aromas of flowers, lemon oil, ripe orchard fruit and pastry combined with a slightly reductive character. mineral and vinous, the champagne on the palate is medium to full-bodied with a mouthwatering, phenolic and chalk-driven finish. it promises graceful aging over the forthcoming five to eight years.