2015 Franck Bonville Brut Millesime Blanc de Blancs, Champagne

Medium-full yellow, bright in the glass, the bouquet punches through with immediate notes of toasty oak and buttery croissant. Traces of celery and parsnip in the background, grapefruit pith too, while there are obvious developed characters which are adding toasty matured complexities. A stony mineral note on the aftertaste. Voluminous flavour, very dry and long on the finish. It leaves the mouth with an appetising dryness that is very more-ish. So creamy yet so dry! A superb wine. (Terroir: Avize. Disgorged November 2022 with 6.7 g/l dosage)

96 points Huon Hooke therealreview.com Oct 2023 Drink 2023- 2028

Vintage years go along with particular harvest. With its dry summer and its warm harvest, 2015 is one of these particular years. Brought up from our cellars for the first time in May 2022 after more than 6 years on ageing, our Millésime 2015 is full of promises.

The beautiful spring naturally kept going to a quite warm beginning of summer. The flowering was complete in the middle of June, followed by a hot and dry summer. Harvest began on September 7th with light grapes due to the drought, but a great natural maturity of 11 degrees Baume.

Now, this well born vintage has kept a superb freshness. Notes of fresh fruits wrap this cuvée with a lot of elegancy Avize’s chalky subsoil resonates again at the end to fade into minty and iodized touches.

Olivier Bonville Winemaker

This full-bodied champagne will pair well with poultry dishes such as traditional French coq au vin. While drinking beautifully right now, this Champagne can be aged with confidence for up to 15 years from vintage