Domaine de la Soufrandière - Saint-Véran La Bonnode "Cuvée Zen" 2024
95/100 Coup de Cœur
RVF
"A clean, crisp wine that charms with its liveliness."
The climate of La Bonnode perfectly reflects its terroir: a juicy, concentrated, salty wine with hints of pink grapefruit. A bottle of great depth, produced from a single 2-hectare plot with views of Mont Blanc on clear days. This Saint-Véran remains the epitome of its environment's characteristics through its freshness and liveliness!
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Eye
Pale yellow color, bright center
Nose
Crunchy white fruits
Mouth
Fresh and delicious at the same time, with a lovely long finish.
Serve
At 10-12°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2026
Drink before
2034
Production
Confidential: between 900 and 1,500 bottles
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with a cream-based cutlet, grilled lobster, cheese and smoked salmon gougères...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2022 guide) 3 stars (High-quality production, serving as a benchmark in its sector)
About the estate:
The Bret brothers, who are never short of ideas or inventiveness, have become a benchmark in the Mâconnais region thanks to their expert mastery of biodynamics. Most of the work in the vineyard is done by hand, apart from plowing and treatments (using tractors or horses), and their vineyards have become a playground for researchers from INRA. La Soufrandière is the family estate covering 11 hectares, now Demeter certified. Bret Brothers is the wine merchant business, buying grapes and producing 15 micro-vintages (ten of which are certified organic). The wines are always remarkably energetic and pure, with unparalleled digestibility. One of the region's model addresses, to be trusted with confidence.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the estate:
Domaine La Soufrandière is the family estate of the dynamic brothers Jean-Philippe and Jean-Guillaume Bret (for reviews of their négociant project, see Bret Brothers), where they produce beautifully satiny, pure, flavorful, and expressive wines. Organically grown and harvested by hand, the grapes are pressed whole before fermentation in barrels, with the wines often finishing their aging on lees in stainless steel vats to preserve their tension.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rating (2025 guide) 95/100 Favorite 2022 vintage)
Rated estate (2023 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing good-quality wines; you won't be disappointed when tasting the wines from these estates)
About the estate:
Acquired by Jules Bret in 1947, the La Soufrandière estate saw the Bret brothers, Jean-Philippe and Jean-Guillaume, start out in Vinzelles with the 2000 vintage. From then on, the choice of biodynamics became obvious. They were certified Demeter in 2006 and have continued to experiment both in the vineyard and in the cellar to enhance their terroirs with infinite care. Wines with little or no sulfur are marked with the word "Zen" on the label. Alongside this estate, a high-end wine trading business was created in 2001, Bret Brothers, which is of course featured in our guide.
Burghound
Rated Recommended
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