Domaine de la Soufrandière - Saint-Véran La Bonnode Cuvée Zen 2024
95/100 Coup de Cœur
RVF
"A clean, crisp wine that captivates with its liveliness"
The "La Bonnode" wine perfectly embodies its terroir: a juicy, concentrated, briny cuvée with hints of pink grapefruit bitterness. A truly remarkable wine, sourced from a single, contiguous 2-hectare plot with a view of Mont Blanc on clear days. This Saint-Véran perfectly embodies the characteristics of its environment through its freshness and liveliness!
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Eye
Pale yellow color, bright center
Nose
Crunchy white fruits
Palate
Fresh and rich at the same time, with a lovely, lingering finish
Serve
At 10-12°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink starting at
2026
Drink before
2034
Production
Confidential: between 900 and 1,500 bottles
Food and Wine Pairings
Enjoy it with a cream-sauced cutlet, grilled lobster, or cheese and smoked salmon gougères...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2022 guide): 3*Stars (High-quality production that serves as a benchmark in its sector)
About the estate:
The Bret brothers, who are never short on ideas or ingenuity, have become a benchmark in the Mâconnais region thanks to their keen mastery of biodynamics. Most vineyard work is done by hand, with the exception of plowing and treatments (which are done by tractor or horse), and their vineyards have become a testing ground for INRA researchers. La Soufrandière is the family’s 11-hectare estate, now Demeter-certified. Bret Brothers is the wine merchant division, which sources grapes to produce 15 micro-cuvées (ten of which are certified organic). The wines are consistently remarkable in their vitality, great purity, and unparalleled drinkability. One of the region’s standout estates—a name you can trust.
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 wine merchant venture, see Bret Brothers), where they produce beautifully silky, pure, flavorful, and expressive wines. Grown organically and harvested by hand, the grapes are pressed whole-cluster before fermentation in barrels; the wines often complete their aging on lees in stainless-steel tanks to preserve their structure.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2025 Guide) 95/100 Favorite 2022 Vintage)
Rated Estate (2023 Guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or high-quality winemakers producing wines of a good standard—you won’t be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)
About the estate:
Acquired by Jules Bret in 1947, the La Soufrandière estate marked the beginning of the Bret brothers’—Jean-Philippe and Jean-Guillaume—career in Vinzelles, starting with the 2000 vintage. From that point on, the decision to adopt biodynamic farming was a natural choice. They received Demeter certification in 2006 and have continued to experiment both in the vineyard and in the cellar to bring out the best in their terroirs with meticulous care. Wines with little or no sulfur are marked with the word “Zen” on the label. Alongside the estate, a bespoke wine merchant business was established in 2001—Bret Brothers—which is, of course, featured in our guide.
Burghound
Rated "Recommended"
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