{"product_id":"michel-gonet-blanc-de-blancs-grand-cru-mesnil-sur-oger-champagne-france-2015","title":"Michel Gonet, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru, Mesnil Sur Oger, Champagne, France, 2015","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eOverview of the Wine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGonet is a very old name in Champagne. The family moved to Champagne from the Beaujolais in the 15th century and worked in the vineyards before establishing a Champagne house in the early 1800s. Each subsequent generation helped lay a foundation for a successful domaine with the most recent patriarch, Michel Gonet, enlarging the cellars in Avize and refocusing their winemaking in the 1970s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe total holdings are around 40 hectares, consisting mostly of Chardonnay on the Côte des Blancs. The vines are located in the villages of Le Mesnil sur Oger, a little further south, in Vindey on the Sézannais hillsides, and also near Troyes, on the slopes of Montgueux.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrape \/ Blend\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eChardonnay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cu style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eChampagne, France\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eWinemaker's Tasting Notes \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the classic Grand Cru village of Mesnil-sur-Oger, known for its razor-sharp acidity, comes this elegant vintage Blanc de Blancs champagne. Delicate aromas of citrus and green apple are given weight by a lightly creamy, biscuit texture. Acidity is nervy and cutting, still very fresh over eight years after the vintage. A long, persistent, subtly spicy finish completes this keenly priced wine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96 Points - by Ian Blackburn | Tasted Jun 25th, 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eI first tasted this wine on release in summer of 2021 - the wine was a little naive out of the blocks in its youthful but I must report on this wine now as it is a blockbuster.  You could tell the elements were all there a year ago but 1 year more on my self... and now the wine is ready for all to review as it enters its 10th year.  This is a GRAND CRU vineyard, a blanc de blancs... and it shows you so much by showing you so little... its so razor sharp, crystalline, sea-salt, young yellow pear, and youthful yellow apple.  There is a GLUG-GLUB character about this wine - you just can't have a little of it.  So refreshing - Color is Crystaline 14.5\/15, Aroma is delicate, tender fruits, chalk, sea-salt 24\/25, Body is razor sharp but has definitive quality nuances 23.5\/25, Overall impression is 34\/35 = 96 Points \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProduct size: 750ml\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zephyr Imports","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54296568693041,"sku":null,"price":78.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/0441\/0666\/products\/Michel-Gonet-Grand-Cru-Mesnil-sur-Oger-Blanc-de-Blancs-Champagne-France-2012.jpg?v=1759442415","url":"https:\/\/merchantofwine.com\/products\/michel-gonet-blanc-de-blancs-grand-cru-mesnil-sur-oger-champagne-france-2015","provider":"Merchant of Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}