Montagnieu Extra Brut

Maison Bonnard

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Type

Sparkling Wine

Appellation

Bugey

Variety

95% Chardonnay
05% Altesse

This fresh and fruit-driven sparkling wine comes from steep hillside vineyards rooted in clay-limestone soils. All vineyard and cellar work are done in coherence with nature, so as to let the land speak through each bottle produced. Montagnieu Brut is the perfect apéritif wine and is perfect for serving before (or even throughout) a large meal.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Manual plowing, natural vegetation

Soil type

Clay and limestone

Vinification

Extra brut blanc de blancs entirely elaborated with traditional method at the winery.

ElevageAged for 3 years in tank. No other additives other than a minimal dosage of SO2 at bottling

Harvest typeHand Harvested

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...