Bonnet-Ponson Seconde Nature SN 2019

The Champagne

An exciting champagne that the young winemaker Cyril Bonnet has created, as it can not be easily classified: Mineral yet juicy, complex but not too strong, easy to drink but not insignificant.

A cuvée of 45%Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay, 15% Meunier, which is completely without sulfites and additives and thus wonderfully reflects the great terroir of Bonnet-Ponson. Clear and precise and surprisingly smooth for a Brut Nature Champagne.

Tasting Note

• In the glass: sparkling lemon yellow and an enormously fine, elegant perlage.
• Nose: citrus notes, wet chalk and hints of fresh garden herbs.
• Palate: dry and animating while remaining totally juicy. The citrus notes and minerality remain present, with the herbal aromas fading slightly into the background. The finish has a particular mineral note.

Pair with

• This champagne is suitable as an aperitif but even more as a companion for a whole menu.
• It goes wonderfully with seafood but also with light veal and poultry dishes.
• The champagne is also a super companion for vegetarian dishes.

The Champagne House Bonnet Ponson

Aromatic, energetic with a special ripeness.

Since 1862, the Bonnet family has been producing its champagne in Chamery. Grégoire Bonnet was the first winemaker in the area. Most of the house’s vines are located on the hills of the three villages of Chamery, Vrigny and Coulommes la Montagne in the western part of the Montagne de Reims, also known as “petite montagne”. The soils, formed in the Tertiary period, are composed of sand, clay and chalky clay. In 1956, André Bonnet met his wife Monique Ponson, herself from a family of winegrowers in Vrigny, also from the Montagne de Reims. Together they began to cultivate a few parcels of Meunier and Pinot Noir in Chamery, Vrigny and Coulommes la Montagne with the Bonnet-Ponson domain. Today, the area has grown to 9 hectares, planted equally with each of the three grape varieties. In 1979, the son Thierry Bonnet joined the champagne house and, over the course of 30 years, continued to drive the development of the domain. Additional wine cellars in the sandy soils of the “Petit Montagne” have since allowed the precious champagnes to age for longer. After studying enology and working as a red winemaker in the southwest of France, Cyril Bonnet joined the family domain in 2013 and at the same time began converting the entire vineyard to organic farming methods. We are excited to see what follows!