Aged 3 years, 2 terroirs, 1 variety, 0 dosage

Origin

The latest addition to our family saw its fi rst day in June 2009. It is an authentic cuvée without artifi ce. Its grapes are from 2 plots : one half from Le Mesnil and the other half from Montgueux, the best cru of the Aube. On this magnifi cent hill, ripe Chardonnay fruit comes to life. No sugar or sulphites are added at the dosage stage, revealing the subtleties of a Chardonnay in its purest form.

Tasting

A nose of pastry lightly toasted evolves into floral notes of delicate iris and lime-tree. On the palate, supple and ripe fruit as well as candied apricot and peach are topped with a touch of grapefruit and lime. It leaves you with its freshness and lingering finish. Perfect for a distinctive and refreshing aperitif.

Philippe Gonet  -  The seventh generation

The Gonet family has tended vineyards in the Champagne region for almost two centuries and nurtured a cellar, founded in 1783, located under the family home in the heart of The Côte des Blancs, in Champagne. At a young age, Chantal 22 and her brother Pierre Gonet 23 were pressed into taking over the reigns, after the death of their father Philippe Gonet, who with his agronomic science, oenology and  brilliant engineering  had moved the Gonet bubbles to the champagne elite. At the time Chantal had completed her diploma in viticulture and oenology in Beaune.

In the absence of their father and with a profound sense of responsibility and the desire to go further, they reinforced its design and ambition of excellence: to create champagnes, worthy of the mythical terroirs. Imprinted with the family philosophy, Chantal and Pierre created their first wine Roy Soleil, and thereafter another vintage Belemnita, Extra-brut 3210 and two flashes of inspiration, TER Black and TER Blanc, the latest pure gem of Gonet jewellery.

Pierre and Chantal share the same vision in making Champagne Philippe Gonet a winemaking reference in Le Mesnil, known worldwide for its exceptional quality wines that express the rich, pure, nuanced and mineral character of their choice terroir: Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, where on  plot of old vines was planted in 1929. They use sustainable agriculture: Vines of Chardonnay, king of grape varieties in Le Mesnil, Oger, Vertus for the Côte des Blancs, elected place where the chalk, iodized and saline influences are most strongly expressed. The Gonets are have vines, in Vindey, in Fontaine-sur-Ay on the southern slopes of the Montagne de Reims, in Le Breuil and La Chapelle Monthodon on the left bank of the Marne valley, in Ludes and Chigny-les-Roses on the north slope of the Montagne de Reims and finally in Montgueux.