Girard-Bonnet’s Mon Village is a tribute to Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, bringing together the village’s different soils, from deep colluvium to parcels with exposed chalk. Vinified under wood with a perpetual reserve aged in foudre, it combines ripe, generous Chardonnay with the finely chiselled palate that defines Le Mesnil-sur-Oger.
Style
A precise and mineral-driven Blanc de Blancs Champagne, defined by tension, elegance, and purity. Linear and refined, with a strong chalky backbone.
Vineyard
Located in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, in the Côte des Blancs. Sourced from Grand Cru Chardonnay vineyards planted on pure chalk soils, known for producing wines with exceptional minerality, precision, and aging potential.
Winery
Hand-harvested grapes, gently pressed and fermented with native yeasts. Produced using the traditional method with extended aging on lees, enhancing texture and complexity while preserving purity and tension. Low-intervention approach highlights terroir expression.
Nose / Palate
Lemon zest, green apple, white flowers, chalk, and subtle brioche notes, with a medium-bodied palate, very fine bubbles, vibrant acidity, and a precise, linear structure, leading to a long, elegant, and persistent finish.
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger is one of the most revered Grand Cru villages of the Côte des Blancs and perhaps the purest expression of Chardonnay’s mineral and chalk-driven character. Unlike the more generous and immediately approachable style of Oger, Le Mesnil is renowned for wines of exceptional tension, precision, freshness and longevity.
The village is planted predominantly on deep chalk soils, which allow the roots to penetrate deeply into the limestone and give the wines their distinctive saline and mineral character. The combination of chalk, exposure and a relatively cool mesoclimate creates Chardonnay with remarkable energy and a finely chiselled structure.
In the glass, Le Mesnil Chardonnay often shows lemon, grapefruit, green apple, white flowers and chalk, gradually developing notes of citrus peel, almond, pastry and subtle brioche with age. The palate is typically linear and focused, driven by vibrant acidity and a persistent saline minerality rather than sheer richness.
The greatest strength of Le Mesnil is its ability to combine intensity with restraint. The wines can appear austere when young, but with time they develop extraordinary depth, complexity and texture without losing their precision. This is a terroir where ageing reveals rather than softens the wine’s identity.
For lovers of Côte des Blancs Chardonnay, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger represents the more mineral, vertical and intellectual side of Grand Cru Chardonnay — less broad than Oger, more austere than Cramant, and defined above all by chalk, tension, salinity and exceptional ageing potential.
"The NV (2022) Extra Brut Mon Village is a gorgeous, distinctive wine. This edition is based on 2022, plus a perpetual reserve (vintages 2018 through 2021) aged in cask. That's not really enough vintages for the perpetual reserve portion of the wine to be especially dominant. Instead, what comes through is tons of Mesnil energy, lightly amplified by the generosity of vintage 2022. This builds beautifully with a bit of time in the glass. Dosage is 1 gram per liter. Disgorged: March 6, 2025."
2025-12-30
Girard-Bonnet is an emerging grower-producer in the Côte des Blancs, crafting highly limited Champagnes from just 12 hectares of Grand and Premier Cru vineyards.
Founded by young vigneron Paul Girard (born 1995) - connecting his father, Philippe Girard’s holdings in Les Mesnil, and his mother, Dominique Bonnet’s holdings in Oger - the estate represents a new generation focused on organic and biodynamic farming, with certification achieved in 2022 and ongoing Demeter conversion.
Producing only around 10–20,000 bottles annually, the wines are rare, precise expressions of 100% Chardonnay from prestigious sites like Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and Oger. Paul’s hands-on, low-intervention approach - using natural fermentations and extended lees aging - highlights purity, texture, and terroir.
This is a fresh, forward-thinking Champagne house, rapidly gaining attention for its authenticity and small-scale craftsmanship.
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