Chamery Rouge, Coteaux Champenois 2022

Wine Description for Chamery Rouge Coteaux Champenois 2022 by Bonnet-Ponson

Colour & Appearance

A luminous, clear cherry red – transparent and vibrant, exactly as one would expect from an unadulterated Pinot Meunier from Champagne.

Nose

Inviting and open, the nose presents a fresh bouquet of sweet cherries, plums and raspberries, underpinned by a hint of yeast and a delicate, pleasantly lactic note. No sulphur clouds the picture – Cyril Bonnet lets the Meunier speak simply and honestly.

Palate

What the nose promises, the palate delivers: juicy, direct and unadorned. The fruit is precise and vibrant, the texture fine-grained and pleasant. The uncrushed grapes lend the wine a subtle yet perceptible tannin structure, which gives it backbone without slowing down the lightness. A wine that drinks like a law of nature – effortlessly and with genuine pleasure.

Finish

Medium-length, fresh and clean. The finish fades with a pleasant fruit freshness and a light mineral aftertaste – the chalky clay of Chamery makes itself known.

Terroir & Origin

The grapes come from Chamery, a village in Champagne whose soils consist of chalky clay with limestone pebbles – beneath which lie sands and fossilised shells. A terroir that bestows both freshness and depth.

Grape Variety & Vinification

100% Pinot Meunier – rarely presented so pure and self-assured. The grapes were left uncrushed, fermentation initiated spontaneously. Ageing and maturation took place in sandstone eggs and 400-litre barrels. Bottled without sulphur addition – a statement for authenticity and trust in the terroir.

Food Pairing Suggestions

A versatile companion: dim sum with their complexity, delicate saltimbocca with Parma ham and sage or a stuffed pumpkin with rice, cheese, harissa and toasted seeds – Chamery Rouge finds its place with all of these.

Special Features

A Coteaux Champenois – that is, a still red wine from Champagne – is a rarity in itself. The fact that Cyril Bonnet forgoes sulphur here and brings the Meunier completely unadorned into the bottle makes this wine a small, sincere work of art. Glouglou at the highest level – that is the finest compliment one can pay to an everyday wine.