Franck Bonville Unisson Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Champagne
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John Gilman
Reviewed April 2024The Franck Bonville “Unisson” Blanc de Blancs Brut is aged longer than their regular Blanc de Blancs bottling, so that the current release of this wine is from the base year of 2017 and includes nearly fifty percent reserve wines from the previous harvest. Olivier Bonville used fruit entirely from his vineyards in Avize for this bottling. The wine was disgorged in March of 2023 and finished with a dosage of 6.7 grams per liter. The wine offers up a beautifully refined bouquet of pear, golden delicious apple, brioche, hazelnut, chalky minerality, a touch of white lily and gentle smokiness in the upper register. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied, focused and complex, with fine depth at the core, good soil undertow, elegant mousse and a long, well balanced and wide open finish. This is really drinking splendidly and is a fine bottle.
Professional Reviews
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Wine Advocate
Franck Bonville’s NV Unisson Grand Cru is a Blanc de Blancs (100% Chardonnay) derived from grapes planted in the village of Avize. Offering up aromas of pastry, vanilla, lemon oil and spices with hints of butter, it’s medium to full-bodied, round and supple, vinous and tense with a delicate, slightly bitter finish. Based on a blend of 2016 and 2017 vintages, it was disgorged with a dosage of 6.7 grams per liter in March 2023. (YC)
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The NV Brut Blanc de Blancs Unisson is 100% Chardonnay from Avize and Oger, vintages 2018 and 2017. Readers will find a sensual, open-knit Blanc de Blancs that offers a good bit of immediacy and sheer allure. Gentle contours wrap around a core of citrus-tinged fruit intermingled with floral top notes. This is an especially soft, airy style for the Côte des Blancs, but it works well. Dosage is 5 grams per liter. Disgorged: June 2024.
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The Wine Independent
Unison is an Extra Brut Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs full of distinctive vinous energy. Based on the 2018 vintage, it is aged four years on lees and finished with five grams per liter dosage. Redolent of ripe citrus, Brazil nuts, starfruit, lemon zest, and nougat, the medium-bodied and spirited palate lights up quince, white grapefruit and mineral concentration with seamless acidity and a chalky finish. (SM)
Staff Reviews
GW
Review Date: 01/2025
This is a great example of what grand cru blanc de blancs is all about. With a great nose of dark bake baguette and subtle grapefruit that leads to a rich impression on the palate until finishing clean and chalky- it has it all. Nothing is better in our stock for an aperitif on its own, but this wine also has the structure for pairing with many foods. I had it most recently with an avocado stuffed with spicy tuna- it was exceptional!
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Philip Roufail
Review Date: 06/2026Philip Roufail
Champagne Frank Bonville's Unisson Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs is one of our best deals. It's a remarkable, distinctive high-end non-vintage champagne that maintains its NV grower-producer price.Sourced from the Grand Cru villages of Avize (where Bonville is based) and Oger, an alluring, creamy rich nose gives way to apple, grapefruit, peach, pear, baking spices, citrus, and toasted baguette. Round (dosage is 6.7g/l), balanced, with zippy popping acidity indicative of the base vintage - one of champagne's best. It's absolutely outstanding. If you like Blanc de Blancs, Unisson is a must try and rebuy!
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Matthew Landau Hassan
Review Date: 06/2026Matthew Landau Hassan
Built on a 2018 base from older vines, this is Avize chardonnay with real presence. Fine, persistent bubbles carry aromas of poached pear, hazelnut, and lemon oil. The mouthfeel is rounder and more generous than most Blanc de Blancs, but a firm chalky backbone keeps it honest. Vinous, layered, and serious—a Grand Cru that rewards a proper glass and a little patience in the bottle.
Details
| Type | Sparkling Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Origin | Champagne, France |
| Bottle Size | 750 mL |
| SKU | 1660198 |