Champagne 1er Cru Brut Nature Cuvee Perpetuelle

Description

Champagne 1er Cru Brut Nature, organic, pas dosé, produced by Bonnet-Ponson since 1862. 0.75 L format, 12.5% ABV. A tribute to the Champagne tradition, with a blend of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Meunier. Partially completed malolactic fermentation. Aged on the lees for 7 months before blending with the reserve wine. Aged 4 years in bottle. No filtration, minimal use of sulfites (less than 40 mg/L). On the nose, white fruit and citrus blend with candied notes, ripe mirabelle plums, and hazelnut aromas. Fresh on the palate, medium structure.

Details

Perfume

On the nose, white fruit and citrus fruits blend with candied notes, ripe Mirabelle and hazelnut aromas.

Taste

Freshness on the attack, medium structure.

Serve at:

06 - 08 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Producer

Producer

Bonnet-Ponson

From this winery

• Start up year: 1862

Since 1862, our family has been crafting champagne in Chamery, with Grégoire Bonnet as one the first recoltant manipulants of the village. After him, Jules Bonnet extended the domain by purchasing more parcels in Chamery and installing a 5500 kg wooden press powered by human strength, before the electricity reached the village, around 1902.

His son Raoul moved to another location in the village after the destruction of the family cellar by a Second World War bombing. He then initiated the construction of our present caves to store his small production of about 5000 bottles a year.

He was quickly join by his son André, who was in charge of ploughing the family vines with his two horses at the age of 14. In the year 1956, André Bonnet met Monique Ponson, herself being from a winegrower’s family of Vrigny, another village of the Montagne de reims.

With their union, André and Monique started the domain Bonnet- Ponson, growing few plots of Meunier and Pinot noir in Chamery, Vrigny and Coulommes la Montagne. After a life of hard work, the surface of the vineyards was extended to 9 hectares, planted with the three grape varieties in equal parts.

In a constant search for quality, André and Monique also increased the capacity of the cellars, digging the new caves by themselves, in Chamery’s sandy ground, in order to age their Champagne longer.

When their son Thierry joined the domain in 1979, all the step of champagne making were already being processed by the family and their 3 workers, including bottling and disgorging “a la volée” of the 70 000 bottles produced per year.

During 30 years, Thierry Bonnet continued the development of the domain with the construction of new caves and the addition of one more hectare to the vineyard, several new parcels in the villages of Chamery, Vrigny and Verzenay. After studying oenology and working as a red wine maker in the southwest of France, Cyril Bonnet joined the family domain in 2013, starting at the same time all of the vineyard began conversion to the organic method of cultivation. Read more

Champagne region

Technical Sheet

Name	Bonnet Ponson Champagne 1er Cru Brut Nature Cuvee Perpetuelle
Type	White organic classic method sparkling wine pas dosé
Denomination	Champagne AOC
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	12.5% by volume
Grape varieties	40% Pinot Nero, 30% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Meunier
Country	France
Region	Champagne region
Vendor	Bonnet-Ponson
Origin	Chamery (France)
Soil composition	Siliceous and calcareous sands, silty/clayey subsoils with millstone fragments.
Harvest	Manual and grape pressing within 4 hours.
Wine making	First fermentation in various containers: stainless steel tank (85%), in 228l wooden barrels (15%). Malolactic fermentation partially carried out.
Aging	On the lees 7 months before blending with reserve wine. 4 years in bottle. No filtration, minimal use of sulphites (less than 40 mg/L).
Allergens	Contains sulphites