Franck Bonville Millésime, Avize Grand Cru, Blanc de Blancs, Brut 2016 750ml

Although not by rule, Bonville’s vintage bottling nearly always comes from choice holdings in the esteemed grand cru of Avize. Their goal here, whether in a chiseled and lean vintage or a lavishly rich vintage, is to express the particularity—the individuality—of Chardonnay as voiced by the distinctive grand cru terroirs of the Blanc des Blancs. This release was disgorged after six and a half years on the lees with a dosage of 6.7 grams per liter, and it offers a profile of rich yet corseted fruit framed by a deep, nearly savory sense of minerality that is very Avize.