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Pierre Paillard Champagne Extra Brut Grand Cru Bouzy Les Parcelles XIX

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Pierre Paillard farms 11 hectares of Grand Cru vineyards in Bouzy, on the Montagne de Reims. Les Parcelles XIX blends Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from over 20 plots, rooted in chalk and clay soils.

Base vintage 2019, with 30% reserve wines. Fermented with native yeasts, aged in tank and barrel, and finished with low dosage. Precise, structured grower Champagne with Bouzyโ€™s hallmark depth.

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Bouzy is probably the best village name in all of winedom. And when we talk about it we get to say thing like, "Pierre Paillard is a true Bouzy specialist." What could be better than that? Well, fortunately, the wines!

We've featured lots of great Blanc de Blancs Champagnes from the Cรดte des Blancs, but fewer of Champagnes great Pinot Noir terroirs, like the stunning villages of Ambonnay and Bouzy, which are a mere 700 yards apart on the same slope. Ambonnay is probably the more famous, thanks to Krug's Clos d'Ambonnay. But the Pinot Noir grown in Bouzy is so magical and pure that it's one of the few parts of Champagne that is almost as famous for its still red wine as for its bubbles.

As we said, Pierre Paillard is one of the few true Bouzy specialists. He has about 11 hectares there, mostly Pinot Noir. He farms organically and takes a very classic approach in the winery with the principal aim of promoting freshness: low temperature fermentations, steel tanks, and very low dosage.

The wines therefore have good snap, but with more Pinot than Chardonnay they aren't the taut, chalky things you find further south. Instead, you get sensuousnessโ€”even lustiness!โ€”and that mysterious earthy flavor that even hard-core Burgundy fans just can't quite put a finger on.

Paillard is patient and he takes his time aging and releasing his wine. Even the basic "Brut" is made from grapes picked 5+ years ago.

Professional Reviews

Decanter

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"Based on the 2019 vintage, this blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay parcels in the Paillard's home village is a perfectly expressive and complete entry-level cuvรฉe which feels very much part of the broader range. With red apple, anise and spice, a little greengage and subtle, creamy, crusty bread aromas, it's a cuvรฉe with enough structure to sit at the dinner table, but enough presence and brightness to refresh, too. Zero dosage." -Tom Hewson

What importer Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine...

Certified organic
80% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay
80% 2019, 20% reserve wine
From Bouzy Grand Cru (lieux-dits โ€œLes Mailleretesโ€, โ€œLes Mignottesโ€, โ€œLes Motelettesโ€)
Chalk terroir with some clay
South facing
55+ year old vines
Indigenous yeast
Yes malo
Fermented and aged in 350L barrels
Aged 36 months on the lees
Dosage: 2g/L
Unfined and unfiltered

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay , Pinot Noir

  • Vintage

    NV

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Crisp , Fruity , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Champagne Extra Brut , Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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