Champagne Camille Marcel

Bragelogne, Côte des Bar, Champagne

WHERE

Adeline Bonnet

WHO

Organic farming. Adeline ferments, ages and bottles her wines in the garage below her house

Mainly Pinot Noir, with Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier in supporting roles.

HOW

Cuvée Adage Brut NV
Le Brut de Noirs NV
L’Androgyne Brut NV
Le Brut Rosé NV
La Cuvée Mara Hari Demi-Sec NV

WINES

Adeline Bonnet is the fourth generation of her family to farm this property and (with the help of her father) is the first to make Champagne. Her 5.5 Hectare-property is just outside Bragelogne, the Southernmost village of the Côte des Bar and consequently, Champagne. The next village over to the South-East is Côte d'Or houses and to the South-West is Chablis Houses.

Adeline farms the vines organically and ferments, ages and bottles the wines in the garage below her house, where she houses 4 Amphora, 2 French Oak Barrels, 1 Stainless Steel Tank and 8 Demi-Johns. Her entire production has not yet exceeded 15,000 bottles a year and she makes five cuvées.

The vines were planted by Adeline's Great Grandfather Marcel Bonnet with the help of his sister Camille in 1956, giving name to the estate Camille Marcel. Although the family never sought Organic certification, the use of all chemical pesticides and herbicides were ceased in 1990 and 2000 respectively and the soils are topped with with natural vegetal waste only.

All her wines spend a minimum of 36 months on lees before disgorging and apart from one, they are all 100% Pinot Noir as is typical of the region. The Cuvée Adage is 20% Chardonnay and 40% reserve wine. The other cuvées have a very high 45% reserve wine adding to their depth of flavour.

These wines are insane value for money, boasting so much flavour, texture and freshness.

Champagne Camille Marcel, Brut de Noirs, Brut NV Champagne Camille Marcel, Brut de Noirs, Brut NV
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Champagne Camille Marcel, Brut de Noirs, Brut NV
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Adeline Bonnet is the fourth generation to farm the family’s 5.5 hectares in Bragelogne, the southernmost village of the Côte des Bar, and consequently Champagne. She farms organically and ferments, ages and bottles in the garage below her house.

Manual harvest with selective triage in the vineyard. Temperature controlled fermentation. Full malolactic conversion. Stainless steel and amphora maturation followed by 36 months ageing on the lees.

100% Pinot Noir

Dosage 10 g/L

12.5% alc.

3,000 bottles made

Champagne Camille Marcel, La Cuvée Adage Brut NV Champagne Camille Marcel, La Cuvée Adage Brut NV
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Champagne Camille Marcel, La Cuvée Adage Brut NV
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Adeline Bonnet is the fourth generation to farm the family’s 5.5 hectares in Bragelogne, the southernmost village of the Côte des Bar, and consequently Champagne. She farms organically and ferments, ages and bottles in the garage below her house.

Manual harvest with selective triage in the vineyard. Temperature controlled fermentation. Full malolactic conversion. Stainless steel and amphora maturation followed by 36 months ageing on the lees.

Lively, frothy, chalky, creamy and curved and voluptuous. Almost tropical richness and depth of fruit:  mango, orange and lemon curd. Deep spices, too.

80% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay.

12.5% alc.

Dosage 10g/L

Champagne Camille Marcel, Le Brut Rosé, NV
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Champagne Camille Marcel, Le Brut Rosé, NV
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100% Pinot Noir

Clay-limestone soils

Terra Vitis

Dosage - 10 g/L

Adeline Bonnet is the fourth generation to farm the family’s 5.5 hectares in Bragelogne, the southernmost village of the Côte des Bar, and consequently Champagne. She farms organically and ferments, ages and bottles in the garage below her house.

Manual harvest with selective triage in the vineyard. Temperature controlled fermentation. Full malolactic conversion. Stainless steel and amphora maturation followed by 24 months on the lees.

Delicate, soft red fruit, brioche and fruit curds.

Champagne Camille Marcel, La Cuvée Mata Hari (Demi-Sec), NV
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Champagne Camille Marcel, La Cuvée Mata Hari (Demi-Sec), NV
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100% Pinot Noir

Clay-limestone soils

Terra Vitis

Dosage - 33 g/L

Adeline Bonnet is the fourth generation to farm the family’s 5.5 hectares in Bragelogne, the southernmost village of the Côte des Bar, and consequently Champagne. She farms organically and ferments, ages and bottles in the garage below her house.

Manual harvest with selective triage in the vineyard. Temperature controlled fermentation. Full malolactic conversion. Stainless steel and amphora maturation followed by 36 months ageing on lees. After being discorged the wine spends another 18 months bottle ageing.

A semi-sweet Champagne that is full of soft red fruit, whipped cream and an elegant hint of sweetness. The perfect wine to serve with tarte au fraises, sorbets or as something slightly different with foie gras.