Franck Bonville

Pur Oger 2016 | Bottle 75cl

Description

Maison Franck Bonville owns numerous plots of land located on the finest terroirs of the Côte des Blancs. In 2012, Olivier Bonville decided to take advantage of isolating his finest vines and create a range of 3 parcel-based cuvées, representing 3 mythical villages classified as Grand Cru: Oger, Avize and Le-Mesnil-sur-Oger.

Cuvée Pur Oger 2016, by Franck Bonville, is a Blanc de Blancs blended with Chardonnays from 2 parcels located on Oger's Grand Cru terroir, "Les Noyerots" and "Les Rumigny".

The year 2016 was characterized by a particularly pronounced climatic pendulum: a cool, wet spring, a dry, hot summer marked by a heatwave at the end of August, and a dry, sunny harvest that ensured beautifully ripe grapes and chiselled Chardonnays.

This cuvée is vinified and aged in stainless steel vats, with malolactic fermentation. The bottles are corked and aged for a further 5 years in our cellars.

This Pur Oger 2016 is pale gold in color with golden highlights.

The nose reveals complex aromas of white flowers, fresh lemon and green apple, followed by notes of brioche, almond and fresh butter.

On the palate, the texture is creamy, with lively, refreshing acidity. Flavors of preserved lemon, ripe pear and white peach, with an elegant minerality. The finish is long, pure and elegant, with a saline touch that recalls the exceptional terroir of Oger.

"Telling the singularity of our Oger parcels, through the Bonville prism." Olivier Bonville