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Country ranking ?
1 579
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Producer ranking ?
10
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Decanting time
15min
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When to drink
2020-2035
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Food Pairing
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Food Pairing
Seafood, Salads, Consommes
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Dosage : Brut (8g/L)
Grapes : 100% Chardonnay
Aging on lees : 72 months minimum
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A great example of how large yields do not necessarily mean poor quality in Champagne. As a reaction to the previous year's low yields, the vines produced one of the largest crops on record. The growing season proceeded without major difficulties but the bumper crop called for bud thinning. August brought about cooler weather and some rains, increasing the risk of rot. The massive crop, averaging 13,990 kg/ha, was picked from September 18th on...
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This is one of those "light green birchbud wines". What I mean by that? Well, if you have read an old description of young Clos du Mesnil then you will remember that I put the question about when the birches are at their loveliest … I think you got the point. Bonnaire's 04 is of course embarrassingly newborn, but oh dear! so beautiful in its delicate spring apparel. During 2012 the buttery maturity arrived.
Few New Years Champagnes / Bonnaire gran Cru 2004 / Deep orange-toned colour. Clean toasty nose with vanilla and faint oxidative notes ont he charming rich nose. Balanced but more restrained on the palate. It is complete but overly developed for its age. Also lack of energetic effervescence for a wine of this age suggests a leak in the cork. Very enjoyable today despite the fact. 90 points
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Origin
Côte des Blancs, Champagne
Other wines from this producer
Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs
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Special Club
Tradition
Variance
Ver Sacrum
