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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Domaine Bouard-Bonnefoy” subhead=”Chassagne-Montrachet | C\u00f4te de Beaune | Burgundy” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font_size=”50″ subhead_font_size=”20px” background_color=”rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)” background_image=”http:\/\/dev.northberkeleyimports.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/burgundy_beaune_header.jpg” global_colors_info=”{}” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row padding_mobile=”off” make_equal=”on” column_padding_mobile=”on” admin_label=”row” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#fcf4de” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” make_fullwidth=”on” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|2% ||2% ” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”USP” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”justified” custom_margin=”|2%||2%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]\"Domaine<\/a>Domaine Bouard-Bonnefoy<\/strong> sets the standard for naturally made, profoundly flavorful white Burgundy. Consider the family\u2019s hand-cranked wooden press, the mini-family cellar and the bottling \u201cline,\u201d where each bottle is corked and labeled by hand\u2014when someone says they are searching for an authentic wine far removed from today\u2019s hyper-technology and trends, they\u2019re looking for Bouard-Bonnefoy wines.<\/p>\n

This winemaking family represents a Burgundy we thought long gone, but really the Bouard-Bonnefoy clan embodies the sort of artisanal spirit to which we\u2019ve always been drawn in our three decades of visiting the C\u00f4te d\u2019Or.<\/p>\n

What Chassagne\u2019s many beautiful vineyards offer, the Bouard-Bonnefoys capture faithfully\u2014these are wines that astound with their pure aromas, their deep flavors and their ability to seduce from the very first sip.<\/p>\n

Nothing rattles winemaker Fabrice Bouard, who in his 40s is already on his second career\u2014his first being a bodyguard for French dignitaries. His wife, Carine Bonnefoy, represents the fourth generation of a Chassagne winemaking family. Their estate has always been small, a labor of love with wines mostly sold to locals and friends. In 2006, Fabrice and Carine took over the family production, with Carine\u2019s father (well-known in the village for being one of the more diligent grape growers around) assisting in the fields.
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FARMING & WINEMAKING<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Bouard-Bonnefoy family farms sustainably, avoiding pesticides and herbicides (instead, plowing between rows) and using indigenous yeasts for fermentation. Harvest is always by hand.<\/p>\n

Grapes are lightly crushed then pressed in the family\u2019s upright wooden press (inherited from the Bonnefoy grandparents). Juice is placed in older French oak barrels to ferment naturally (for both alcoholic fermentation and malolactic conversion). The estate uses new oak sparingly; each cru sees approximately 20% new wood each vintage. Winemaker Fabrice Bouard uses a minimal dose of sulfur at bottling.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A gloriously fresh and fruity Aligot\u00e9, from older vines planted in the late 1960s within the borders of Chassagne-Montrachet. Green apple and Mirabelle plum, tons of energy and pep.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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