Chardonnay
Best known in Burgundy, Champagne, California
The world's most versatile white grape. Crisp, mineral and citrusy in cool places like Chablis; rich, creamy and toasty when oak-aged in warmer spots. It is also a key grape in Champagne.
Gimonnet-GonetChampagne, France
Gimonnet Gonet Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blanc L'Identite 2016
£62.5075cl
Why you'll love it
This is a flagship cuvée that captures the essence of Grand Cru Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs. Sourced from old vines across Oiry, Chouilly, and Cramant, L'Identité is crafted to reflect the house's precise, mineral style with added structure...
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- CountryFrance
- RegionChampagne
- GrapeChardonnay
- StyleSparkling
- Vintage2016
- Alcohol12.0%
What it tastes like
Gimonnet Gonet Champagne Grand Cru L'Identité 2016 is a deep, focused Blanc de Blancs showing ripe citrus, yellow apple, and white pear, layered with toasted hazelnut, lemon cream, and a refined chalky minerality. The extended lees aging lends texture and depth, while the palate remains taut and elegant, finishing with a persistent, saline lift and a touch of pastry richness.
Light
Full
Lovely with
- LobsterGrilled lobster · Thermidor · Lobster roll
- ScallopsSeared scallops · Pea purée · Black pudding
- CanapésDrinks parties · Blinis · Gougères
- OystersRoyal Bay oysters · Shallot vinegar
Excellent with lobster, turbot, or poultry in a cream or truffle sauce. It also pairs beautifully with aged cheeses, caviar, or mushroom dishes. Serve chilled but not too cold to let its full aromatic and textural nuance come through—decanting is optional but rewarding.
The grape
Where it's from
Champagne
France
The world's greatest sparkling wine region, by some distance. Chalk soils, cool climate and centuries of expertise combine to create wines of extraordinary finesse and complexity. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier in various combinations; from the non-vintage everyday to the prestige cuvée extraordinary.
Meet the producer
Gimonnet-Gonet
Champagne, France
A grower Champagne house working Grand Cru Chardonnay on the chalk of the Côte des Blancs, in a precise, mineral style. Love Wine stocks four, including L'Identité from old vines across Oiry, Chouilly and Cramant, and their first Blanc de Noirs.
More from Gimonnet-Gonet →The story behind it
L'Identité is the soul of Gimonnet Gonet's style—a blend of Chardonnay from three emblematic Grand Cru villages, all grown on pure chalk soils. Crafted only in exceptional vintages and aged extensively on lees, this wine is a testament to the estate's commitment to precision and purity. The 2016 vintage brings both tension and generosity, capturing a moment of harmony between nature, terroir, and time.
If you like these, you'll love this: If you appreciate prestige cuvées from producers like Pierre Péters “Les Chétillons,” Vilmart “Coeur de Cuvée,” or Jacques Selosse, L'Identité will strike a chord. It's also a compelling choice for lovers of structured white Burgundy or Grand Cru Chablis with extended aging.
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