Franck Bonville's Les Belles Voyes 2015 cuvée is a rich, elegant champagne that will reveal its full potential over the course of a meal.
This single-vineyard, vintage Blanc de Blancs champagne is made from Chardonnay from the 2015 harvest, sourced from the classified Grand Cru terroir of Oger. The 80-acre Les Belles Voyes parcel, located mid-slope, was planted in 1960 and bears witness to the origins of the family business.
The year 2015 perfectly reflected the continental trend of the decade, with a mild, wet winter and a hot, dry summer. Thanks to a cool late summer, ripening produced juicy, ripe, concentrated grapes - a spectacular vintage.
The juices for this cuvée are constantly ripe and pressed separately. Fermentation takes place in oak barrels, and the bottles are aged for 5 years in the house cellars. This vinification reveals an exceptional aromatic bouquet, and the Extra-Brut dosage ensures that the wine retains the characteristics of its terroir.
Les Belles Voyes 2015 reveals a nose of pastry and gourmet notes. The color is superb, golden, with fine, lively bubbles.
On the palate, the attack is elegant and round. On the mid-palate, the wine offers buttery, ample and generous notes. This rich, full-bodied wine offsets a fresher, mentholated, iodized touch, as well as a slight airy oxidation.
Les Belles Voyes 2015 from Franck Bonville is a true gourmet wine, but can also be enjoyed simply as an aperitif.
