Les Riceys house focused on Pinot Noir, making wines under Champagne, Coteaux Champenois and Rosé des Riceys.
The producer
Alexandre Bonnet is based in Les Riceys, in the Côte des Bar in Aube, at the far southern edge of Champagne. Pinot Noir is the house specialty, and the range spans Champagne, Coteaux Champenois and Rosé des Riceys. Sparkling Champagne sits beside still wines from the same southern commune under separate appellation names in the range. Arnaud Fabre currently leads the domaine in Les Riceys.
Known for
Pinot Noir across southern Champagne
Notable facts
The vineyards cover more than 45 hectares.
Arnaud Fabre has led the domaine since 2019.
The vineyards are on some of the steepest slopes in Champagne.
The story
Lucien Noble's First Vines
In 1934, Lucien Noble began growing his first vines. His daughter, the wife of René Bonnet, then tended the family vineyards, followed by his grandsons Serge and Alain. Lucien Noble planted the vines. His daughter tended them after him, and Serge and Alain followed her in the vineyard work. The family work moved from Lucien to his daughter, then to his grandsons in turn. In 1970, Serge, Alain and René Bonnet formally established the domaine that bears the Alexandre Bonnet name.
From the atlas
Champagne Alexandre Bonnet
A Champagne house in Les Riceys, focused on Pinot Noir and working across Champagne, Coteaux Champenois and Rosé des Riceys.
At A Glance
Field
Detail
Home
Les Riceys, Côte des Bar, Aube
Grape focus
Pinot Noir
Appellation set
Three appellations, Champagne, Coteaux Champenois and Rosé des Riceys
The Producer
Alexandre Bonnet works from Les Riceys with Pinot Noir at the centre of its range. The house makes wines under Champagne, Coteaux Champenois and Rosé des Riceys. Champagne provides sparkling wine. Coteaux Champenois is still wine, and Rosé des Riceys is still rosé.
Place
At the far southern edge of Champagne, Les Riceys lies in the Côte des Bar in Aube, in the far reaches of the Laignes valley between Champagne and Burgundy. The appellation names in the range are Champagne, Coteaux Champenois and Rosé des Riceys. The vineyards sit on Kimmeridgian limestone.
Wines
Champagne Blanc de Noirs is a white sparkling wine made from black grapes, and its saline character persists through the finish. The still wines carry the Coteaux Champenois and Rosé des Riceys appellations.
La Géande is a vineyard featuring seven historic Champagne grape varieties: Pinot Noir, Meunier, Chardonnay, Blanc Vrai, Buret, Arbane and Petit Meslier.
Final Word
La Forêt faces south on a slope of up to 45 percent. The site produces a white wine vinified without added sulfur.