Community Tasting Notes 28

• Vino Me wrote: 94 points

  December 4, 2023 - From magnum and my last bottle. Almost all of the fruit for this wine comes from Avise. 4th time I have had this wine and it has never disappointed. Perhaps the best bottle yet. Light straw color. Very chalky with lime and dough notes. Rather deep profile but fresh and lively on the palate. 94-95 points.

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• AllRed wrote: 93 points

  December 2, 2023 - CWM Holiday Dinner - 2008 Champagnes (Pa Lian Burmese, Wheaton): Magnum. In a word, this is lovely, and ended up as wotn for a few of the group. Notes of lemon curd, toast and baked bread. Flavors of pear, bricohe and candied lemon. Orchard fruit, leon and wet dough on the palate. Drinking surprisingly well in this format. 93+ pts. (VM)

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• Vino Me wrote: 93 points

  August 30, 2022 - 4th time I have had this Champagne from the great 2008 vintage and it never disappoints. This bottle was purchased in 2013 at the winery for $27. Like most of Bonville's wines, this is aging beautifully. Light yellow color. Moderate bead. Bread dough on the nose. Notes of citrus fruit, chalk, orange zest and brioche. Deep and long finish. 93 points.

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• 2020 wrote:

  November 17, 2019 - Excellent wine. I purchased 4, I have drank 2, and both times, I have been thoroughly impressed.
  
  The 1st bottle we drank had a secondary aroma of pineapple. The 2nd bottle (4 more months of cellar time) had a secondary aroma of caramel. Not sure on what’s happening there, but it only adds to the intrigue of the wine in my opinion.
  
  Also, we drank this up against a 04’ Billecart Salmon vintage and the Bonville was better. The Bonville was livelier, more interesting, and really held your attention. The Billecart came across as a bit one dimensional and boring.
  
  Msrp $62, and on sale at $50. For a vintage Grand Cru Blanc de Blanc at that price, it’s a great value.

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• Rixon Likes this wine: 92 points

  November 10, 2019 - Citron och gula äpplen. Denna champagne är ett annat väsen än de ganska många 2012 jag testat - bl a inte samma sötfruktighet. Man hittar mognadstoner i form av lite vermouth i den långa och ganska snygga avslutningen. Syran är välbalanserad och den börjar uppvisa en svag guldfärg. Utmärkt pairing till anklevermousse.

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• Vintage 2008
• Type White - Sparkling
• Producer Franck Bonville
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation Blanc de Blancs Brut Millésimé
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Champagne
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Champagne Grand Cru

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