Bugey La Brive

Maison Bonnard

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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

La Brive

Soil type

Clay-limestone soils

Vinification

Manual harvest. Whole clusters with indigenous yeast and fermentation in stainless steel tanks.

ElevageThe wine is aged for 12 months on its lees in stainless steel vats. Then, the wine is bottled after a very slight filtration.No other additives other than a minimal dosage of SO2 at bottling.

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...