Domaine Alexandre Bonnet : "La Forêt" Vigne des Riceys Roséee de Saignée Extra Brut 2022

Characteristics and Tasting Notes for "La Forêt" Vigne des Riceys Rosée de Saignée Extra Brut 2022 by Domaine Alexandre Bonnet

Tasting Notes

Appearance
A clear colour, with a beautiful madder-red hue enhanced by delicate ruby highlights.

Nose
Particularly fragrant and deep, the aromatic bouquet opens with intense notes of black cherry, wild berries and violet. After a few moments of aeration, subtle touches of spice and dry almond come to enrich the whole.

Palate
The attack is both powerful and generous, introducing a fruit character of great depth. The texture, of remarkable finesse, rests on delicately powdery tannins. The whole is perfectly supported by a well-integrated acidity, leading to a lingering finish marked by a pleasant saline freshness.

Food and Wine Pairing
This great gastronomic wine will pair wonderfully with fine red meats, roasted feathered game, as well as refined charcuterie specialities or characterful offal.

Serving and Cellaring
To fully appreciate this wine, it is recommended to serve it at a temperature between 12 and 14°C, allowing it to breathe in the glass for around five minutes. This vintage can be enjoyed for its fresh fruit character until around 2027, or cellared until 2032 and beyond to develop greater complexity.

A Great Gastronomic Rosé Wine from Domaine Alexandre Bonnet

The Estate
Founded in 1970, Domaine Alexandre Bonnet spans 47 hectares within the village of Les Riceys, in the south of Champagne. Now led by Arnaud Fabre and part of the Lanson-BCC group, the estate stands out for its Burgundian approach to viticulture, favouring meticulous plot-by-plot management. Far more than just a brand, the estate is renowned for its environmental commitment and exceptional mastery of Pinot Noir. It produces distinctive terroir-driven wines that reflect the full richness and uniqueness of this historic wine region.

The Vineyard
The plot from which this wine originates sits at an average altitude of 250 metres, on a steep 45% slope facing south and slightly east. The vines, planted in 1974, thrive on Kimmeridgian marl and limestone soils, dotted with iron-rich traces. This Champagne estate practises precision viticulture, HVE and VDC certified, with no herbicides or insecticides whatsoever. Biodiversity is encouraged through the presence of orchards, truffle oaks and wildflower fallow land.

The Vintage
The year 2022 began with a cool spring, quickly followed by ideal summer conditions that spurred dynamic vegetative growth. Flowering occurred around ten days ahead of the usual average. The particularly sunny and dry summer season allowed for optimal ripeness, leading to an early harvest that began at the end of August, with grapes showing impeccable health.

Winemaking and Ageing
The grapes are hand-harvested and rigorously sorted directly in the vineyard, then transported in perforated crates. After a second sorting on a conveyor belt, the whole clusters are tanked by gravity. A small portion of the harvest is foot-trodden before undergoing a three-day semi-carbonic maceration, punctuated by daily pump-overs. Alcoholic fermentation is completed 80% in tank and 20% in used Burgundy barrels. After natural malolactic fermentation and light filtration, the wine is aged for ten months in the same container proportions, before resting for a further two years in bottle.

Grape Variety
100% Pinot Noir.