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Wines tasted
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Tasting notes
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Domaine Alexandre Bonnet, founded in 1970 in Les Riceys, is among the very few producers making all three of the appellations its village is entitled to: Champagne, Coteaux Champenois and Rosé des Riceys.
The only serious estate working all three of Les Riceys' appellations — Champagne's southern outpost, and the one that thinks it's Burgundy.
Champagne can now be bottled above 13% for the first time. Don't expect 15% wines from 2026, but the fact that the line had to move at all says a lot about this summer.
Floral on the nose, lilac and white peach, with a mineral thread running underneath it from the first moment.
A floral opening that turns towards Burgundy almost before you have registered it, and a nose that leaves no doubt about the variety.
Lingonberry and cherry first, then something firmer underneath, closer to orchard fruit than berry.
Deep in colour and unapologetic about it. The nose goes straight to red berries, lingonberry above all, tart and northern rather than sweet.
Not the Blanc de Blancs you brace for. The nose is richer than the category usually allows, leaning towards white peach with a light dusting of spice behind it, and the fruit sits forward rather than hiding behind the chalk.
Seven varieties from Les Riceys in a single cuvée, and almost half the wine is made up of the four Champagne has all but forgotten.
The nose opens on fruit, autolysis and a clear mineral thread, with a faint toasted coconut note sitting just behind it.
A generous nose of ripe orchard and stone fruit — apricot and white peach in front, with the warmth that gives away the southern end of the region before you have looked at the label.
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