Champagne Alexandre Bonnet
Rosé "Les Contrées" 2019

The Champagne Rosé "Les Contrées" by Alexandre Bonnet is a blend of 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Pinot Blanc grapes harvested from vineyards over 50 years old around the village of Les Riceys in the Côte des Bar. The Domaine uses sustainable viticulture practices to preserve and support biodiversity in the vineyards, all its wines are in fact certified HVE - Haute Valeur Environnementale. Grapes are selected according to so-called clonal and mass selection from vines of an average age of around 30 years to preserve their intra-varietal genetic variability.

Harvest 2019 with very low yields to obtain this Champagne Rosé, whose vinification occurred with complete destemming and maceration of the Pinot Noir grapes for about 48 hours. At least 36 months on its lees and dégorgement with a low dosage of 5 g/l - making it an Extra Brut - to preserve its characteristics.

The Champagne Rosé "Les Contrées" by Alexandre Bonnet presents a clear ruby red colour to the eye. On the nose it has aromas of ripe red berries, wild berries and violets. On the palate the structure is soft, mouthwatering and full with a long finish.

Limited edition of only 8,004 bottles.

Champagne Alexandre Bonnet

We are in Les Riceys, a village in the Côte des Bar known for the production of rosé wines and for being the only one to have three Controlled Designations of Origin (AOC): AOC Champagne, AOC Rosé des Ricey and AOC Coteaux Champenois. On the steepest slopes of Champagne, at the gateway to Burgundy, the Kimmeridgian limestone gives the wines of Les Riceys the unique expression that has made the reputation of its 3 appellations.

The Domaine Alexandre Bonnet is located in this municipality, founded in 1970 by René, Serge and Alain Bonnet and today managed by the family with the support of Arbaud Fabre, appointed CEO in August 2019.

The Alexandre Bonnet wine property has become the emblem of this unique terroir, 47 hectares of vineyards dedicated to the elaboration of Champagne, Coteaux Champenois Rouge and Rosé des Riceys.

The Domaine concretely acts to preserve and develop biodiversity in the vineyards by choosing to not use herbicides or insecticides, planting orchards on the edge of the vineyards and creating flowering fallows for bees. With an HVE - Haute Valeur Environnementale certification since 2015, the Alexandre Bonnet vineyard is also distinguished by the development of a museum to preserve the ancient vines of Champagne. Its exceptional vineyard combined with the knowledge and methods applied in the vineyard and in the cellar, allow the Maison to develop precise and expressive champagnes, which perfectly reflect the Riceys terroir, and to create interesting cuvées.