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Franck Bonville "Belles Voyes" Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne

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Franck Bonville Cuvee Les Belles Voyes Champagne: This is one of the best Champagnes we carry regardless of price. Made from the one and three quarters acre Belles Voyes vineyard in Oger, this is Bonville's top of the line Champagne. The vines were planted in the late twenties or early thirties and the vineyard is ideally located in the mid slope of this Grand Cru village. The wine is made entirely from the 2004 harvest and is all Chardonnay. Olivier Bonville ferments and ages the juice in old oak casks before bottling. The only wine I can compare it to is the Clos de Mesnil from Krug. It is the perfect Blanc de Blanc, rich and taut at once and any words that I use to describe it will not do it proper justice. (Gary Westby, K&L Champagne buyer)

Price: $67.99

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By: Melissa Smith |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 7/4/2010  | Send Email
Another DI FTW (Direct Import For The Win). I dream about this champagne. Fantastic vintage, phenominal grapes, perfectly selected barrels, taste this blind and you will understand the hype asssociated with its price.

By: Kirk Walker |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 5/13/2010  | Send Email
This could be the best Direct Import Champagne that we bring in! Depending on the day and my mood, it absolutely is! Old vine, single vineyard Chardonnay that spend some time in old Burgundy barrels, what is not to love about this?! It is great now, long complex and tasty, it get even better with bottle age (I had one from the first batch we brought in OM!@@#@$G!)

By: Gary Westby |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 5/7/2010  | Send Email
I almost find it embarrassing to drink this 3000 bottle production single vineyard Champagne as often as I do... But I get over it every time Cinnamon and I open a bottle. Like a great white Burgundy it has terroir, and the flavors are inimitably cotes de blancs Champagne. It has the complexity and the detail for the fussy wine person in me, but it is also shockingly easy to drink. The Belles Voyes always grows in my memory after having it. One of the most memorable bottles I drank of it was with a bib on, eating fresh king crab legs, but it is just as appropriate for the aperitif. Take advantage of our unfairly large allocation of this tiny production Champagne and treat yourself to a bottle!
Top Value!

By: Doug Burress |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 5/1/2010  | Send Email
We popped this bottle open last weekend and I can say with great confidence that this was the best bottle of Champagne I have had in the year 2010! For years I have believed that the label (see the wonderful picture to the left thanks to Jim W.) of the Belle Voyes really represented the juice inside. Creamy, toasty, and delicious! This champagne shows loads of toast and tropical fruit, and cream on the nose. On the palate this bubbly takes it to the level of the top Champagne houses you can think of. It is one that is worthy of collecting as well as drinking tonight! My top pick for best wine in the shop!

By: Mari Keilman |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 6/11/2009  | Send Email
This champagne is definitley worthy of being referred to as a "baby Krug". Fresh and bright, yet with amazing aromatics of asian spice, lemon curd, orange zest and a touch of brioche. Always a stellar standout!

By: Susan Purnell |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 2/13/2009  | Send Email
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I simple love Champagne and if I had only on bottle to drink on a lonely island it would be the Franck Bonville Les Belles Voyes. It must be because they ferment and age the Chardonnay juice in old oak casks before bottling. I love that extra richness that the oak gives the wine. I have turned on many a master distiller in Scotland to this fantastic Champagne!

By: Scott Beckerley |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 10/2/2008  | Send Email
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Once the bottle is opened, a nose of lemon curd, citrus and brioche wafts up at you, immediately letting you know that there is a lot going on with this wine. Nutty background notes lend interest and make this a memorable Champagne. In the mouth, apricot, pineapple and cream are the primary flavors with Granny Smith apples and hazelnuts in the background. The citrus aspect of the chardonnay really comes out on the finish and lends a bit of zippiness to the overall impression.

By: Leah Greenstein |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 8/14/2008  | Send Email
Franck Bonville's exceptional cuvees come from the villages of Avize, Cremant and Oger and this, the Les Belles Voyes, is based entirely on the 2002 vintage. The nose on this wine was like a perfectly aged Corton Charlemagne, with hazelnut richness and a soft, balanced palate. Like a waltz for your senses: elegant and refined!

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Varietal:

Chardonnay

- It's hard to believe that up until about 30 years ago, this extremely popular varietal hid behind the veil of geographical names like Chablis and Puligny-Montrachet. Now grown all over the world and bottled by its varietal name, Chardonnay has achieved a level of branding unlike any other wine. Surprisingly, though, what you get when you buy Chardonnay can differ greatly from country to country and even within one country, depending on the climate where it's grown and how it is vinified and aged. From fresh, crisp and minerally with apple and lemon notes to rich and buttery with tropical fruit overtones, Chardonnay runs the gamut. In France's Burgundy, Chardonnay is the source of the prized wines of Chablis, Corton-Charlemagne, Mācon, Meursault and Montrachet. It also the foundation of exceptional Champagne, where it is blended with Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier or vinified on its own into Blanc de Blancs. It is also extremely popular in California, and is gaining popularity in Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Spain and South Africa.
Country:

France

- When it comes to wine, France stands alone. No other country can beat it in terms of quality and diversity. And while many of its Region, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne most obviously, produce wine as rare, as sought-after and nearly as expensive as gold, there are just as many obscurities and values to be had from little known appellations throughout the country. To learn everything there is to know about French wine would take a lifetime. To understand and appreciate French wine, one only has to begin tasting them. Click for a list of bestselling items from all of France.
Sub-Region:

Champagne

- The French region of Champagne (comprised of the towns of Rheims, Epernay, and Ay) was the first region in the world to make sparkling wine in any quantity. Today, the name of the region is synonymous with the finest of all sparkling wines, and winemaking traditions of Champagne have become role models for sparkling wine producers, worldwide. Surprisingly, the region of Champagne is now responsible for only one bottle in 12 of all sparkling wine produced. Styles of champagne range from the basic brut (often blends of several vintages), single vintage champagnes, and rose. View our bestselling Champagne.
Alcohol Content (%): 12.5