Franck Bonville 'Les Belles Voyes' Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne 2017 Chile grown in a single vineyard

grown in a single vineyard

though in no sense is it tame

and the resultant wine always possesses an ineffable grand-cru “x-factor” and a striking sense of sappiness from the vines’ extreme age

Height:   210 mm | 8

Nestled in the heart of the Combe de Lavaux

Franck Bonville 'Les Belles Voyes' Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne 2017 Chile grown in a single vineyardThe crown jewel of Bonvilles holdings is a 0. 8 hectare parcel of 1960 planted Chardonnay in Les Belles Voyes, a hilltop vineyard in the grand cru Oger situated at the border of the grand cru Le Mesnil sur Oger. This cuveBonvilles only wine which sees oakspends eight months aging in used barrels before being bottled for its secondary fermentation. The chalk layer at this high point on the hillside is three to four meters deep (compared to around one