Alexandre Bonnet Blanc de Noirs Bottle (0.75L) | Naked Bottle
Alexandre Bonnet Blanc de Noirs is a blend of Pinot Noirs from different parts of the estate’s vineyards. This champagne is the fine and fruity expression of the Riceys terroir.
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Blanc de Noirs
Alexandre Bonnet Blanc de Noirs champagne was elected “Best Blanc de Noirs in the World” in 2020 by the WCSWC, and “Best Pinot Noir of the Côte des Bar” by the Gault Millau guide with a score of 91.
Alexandre Bonnet Blanc de Noirs champagne is ideal for your tasting moments, pairing with an aperitif or a meal.
Tasting Notes
A limpid yellow colour with golden glints.
A fine and complex nose of white (pear) and yellow (vine peach) fruits, rhubarb, floral (acacia, honeysuckle), slightly spicy (thyme, pepper) and refreshed by a touch of citrus (grapefruit and lemon).
A full, greedy, lively palate balanced by a long, saline finish.
Food pairings
The Alexandre Bonnet Les Riceys Blanc de Noirs is ideal with mackerel rillettes with Sichuan pepper, seafood and Iberian charcuterie.
Ideal serving temperature : Serve between 8 and 10 °C and let the champagne open in the glass for 5 minutes.
Technical sheet
Blend : 100% Pinots Noirs.
Vinification : Harvesting: Exclusively manual and progressive depending on the maturity of the grapes. Sorting in the vineyard. The grapes are brought to the winery immediately, in perforated boxes.
Grape varieties: Pinot Noir from a massal selection Domaine planted in 1974, various prunings in Chablis, cordon de Royat and Guyot simple, yield 20% lower than the Champagne average. Average age of the vines: 30 years.
Vinification: Slow pneumatic pressing, elimination of pruning, static settling, light sulphiting, addition of basic yeast, natural malolactic fermentation, light filtration after cold stabilisation.
Ageing: 36 months minimum on lees, disgorgement with low dosage of 6 g/L to preserve the purity of the wine.
Ageing potential : Pour this wine within 3 years to enjoy its youthful qualities or wait up to 10 years for a more complex experience.
Dosage : Extra-Brut 6 g/litre
Characteristics : Terroir : Various limestones and marls from the Kimmeridgian Jurassic, cool and sunny semi-continental climate of the South of Champagne, average altitude 250 m.
Cultivation: Precision viticulture with HVE label since 2015, organic practices: broad-spectrum protection, no weedkillers, soil tilling using horses, partial grassing, organic composts, reduced treatment frequency, no insecticides.
Environment : Development of biodiversity by planting orchards, truffle oaks, melliferous fallows, late mowing of grassy areas (pollination), restoration of local heritage structures (cadoles).
Characteristics : Non Vintage
