Bugey La Brive

Maison Bonnard

Type

White Wine

Appellation

Bugey

Variety

100% Chardonnay

Bugey La Brive is Bonnard's steel-vinified Chardonnay. Contrary to Les Bonnes, which spends time in oak, this fresh and fruit-driven expression highlights the unique Alpine character of Bugey fruit. All wines at Bonnard are crafted in coherence with nature, both in the vineyard and the cellar. This refreshing wine is perfect for serving with a variety of foods, yet also drinks quite easily on its own.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

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Soil type

Clay and limestone

Vinification

Fruit is hand harvested, pressed in whole bunches, and naturally fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel tanks.

Elevage12 months in stainless steel tanks

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringLight filtration

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More about
the producer

Maison Bonnard

Founded in 1988

16 hectares

Maison Bonnard produces a range of exceptional still and sparkling wines from the Bugey, a wild alpine region nestled between Lyon and the Alps. Their 16 hectares of organic vineyards are concentrated in the hamlet of Crept, with an inspiring view over the surrounding landscape. The heart of the domaine is a single 11-hectare vineyard that wraps around the hillside, where the local varieties Mondeuse, Altesse, Chardonnay, and Jacquère are planted at an incredibly steep 40 to 70% slope. This vineyard is supplemented with a few smaller vineyards of Chardonnay cultivated lower in the village or on the surrounding hillsides.

Romain Bonnard and his siblings Anne-Sophie and Jean-Christophe recently took over the domaine from their father and uncle, who had established and run t...