Girard-Bonnet’s A Mi-Chemin is a true expression of the estate, blending 50% Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Chardonnay from the Girard family with 50% Oger from the Bonnet family. It brings together the tension and minerality of the Côte des Blancs with sharp but balanced acidity and delicate white-flower aromas, making it a precise and personal signature cuvée.
Style
A precise and mineral-driven Blanc de Blancs Champagne, combining tension with elegance and subtle richness. Refined and expressive, with a pure and terroir-focused profile.
Vineyard
Located in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and Oger, in the Côte des Blancs. Sourced from Grand Cru Chardonnay vineyards on clay-limestone soils over Campanian chalk, providing pronounced minerality, salinity, and precision.
Winery
Hand-harvested grapes, fermented with wild yeasts in a combination of French oak barrels (60%) and stainless steel tanks (40%). Aged on lees to enhance texture and complexity while preserving freshness and purity.
Nose / Palate
Lemon zest, citrus, white flowers, chalk, and subtle brioche notes, with a medium-bodied palate, fine persistent bubbles, vibrant acidity, delicate texture, and light creaminess, leading to a long, precise, and elegant finish.
"One of the Côte des Blancs rising stars, Paul Girard keeps a focus on cool, intense, linear Chardonnay; a classicist to some degree, with some enviable plots in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and Oger, here combining with the bright 2021 base year to yield a wine that fits pale apricot and juicy white pear notes into a chalky, fine-boned frame, driven by citric acidity. Theres barely an inch of fat on this racy extra brut, although its a long way from austere."
2024-07-08
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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