Franck Bonville 'Millesime' Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne 2016 Beaujolais What it perhaps lacks in

What it perhaps lacks in textural je ne sais quoi compared to its terra-cotta-aged brethren it makes up for in a stricter

planted in the early 1970s

letting the wine rest for 6 years in 15HL and 10HL barrels before being racked into stainless steel for further aging

and it spends a year in very old foudres before bottling

Franck Bonville 'Millesime' Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne 2016 Beaujolais What it perhaps lacks inAlthough not by rule, Bonvilles vintage bottling nearly always comes from choice holdings in the esteemed grand cru of Avize. Their goal here, whether in a chiseled and lean vintage or a lavishly rich vintage, is to express the particularitythe individualityof Chardonnay as voiced by the distinctive grand cru terroirs of the Blanc des Blancs. This release was disgorged after six and a half years on the lees with a dosage of 6. 7 grams per liter, and