The First Couple of French Wine Deliver a 2009 Masterpiece
2009 Champagne Gonet-Medeville Cuvee Theophile Grand Cru
This is the kind of Champagne that sommeliers drink when they want the complexity of Bollinger or Krug without the marketing markup. Gonet-Médeville is the result of a marriage between two French wine dynasties: Xavier Gonet (of the legendary Le Mesnil family) and Julie Médeville (of Sauternes’ iconic Château Gilette). Together, they have created a house style that is famously uncompromising: organic farming, old-barrel fermentation, and zero malolactic fermentation to preserve razor-sharp tens…
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The "Power Couple" Pedigree: Created by Xavier Gonet (Champagne) and Julie Médeville (Château Gilette), combining the precision of the Côte des Blancs with the patience of Sauternes.
Best-of-Class Terroir: A 60/40 blend of the two most prestigious Grand Crus in Champagne: Le Mesnil-sur-Oger (Chardonnay) and Ambonnay (Pinot Noir).
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Tasting notes
Aroma
Bright lemon zest, green apple skin, fresh brioche, toasted almond, and crushed chalk with a subtle saline lift.
Palate
Bone-dry and incisive, with fine mousse, driving acidity, citrus and orchard fruit core, chalky mineral grip, and a long, tightening saline finish.
Sparkling Wine Body Profile
Light
Bold
Body Profile
Balanced
55/100 Intensity
Light
Bold
55.0/100
Feather-light
Lifted
Balanced
Structured
Powerful
Grapes
60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir
ABV
12.5%
Serving
49–45°F
Window
2025–2045
In Detail
A rare Grand Cru blend from the heirs of Château Gilette and Philippe Gonet that rivals Krug for complexity.
This is the kind of Champagne that sommeliers drink when they want the complexity of Bollinger or Krug without the marketing markup. Gonet-Médeville is the result of a marriage between two French wine dynasties: Xavier Gonet (of the legendary Le Mesnil family) and Julie Médeville (of Sauternes’ iconic Château Gilette). Together, they have created a house style that is famously uncompromising: organic farming, old-barrel fermentation, and zero malolactic fermentation to preserve razor-sharp tension.
The Cuvée Théophile is their "Tête de Cuvée," a rare and powerful blend of their two finest Grand Cru parcels: Champs d'Alouettes in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger (the holy grail of Chardonnay) and Grandes Ruelles in Ambonnay (the king of Pinot Noir). It is essentially a "greatest hits" of Champagne terroir in a single bottle.
The 2009 vintage provides the perfect foil for their high-acid, nervous style. The natural ripeness and generosity of the year flesh out the wine’s structural bones, creating a "monumental" Champagne that is rich, vinous, and profoundly savory. With over a decade of age, it has entered that
