Bruno Paillard
N.P.U. - 2008
8.60 / 10

Type
White Sparkling, Extra brut
Producer
Bruno Paillard
Vintage
2008
Disgorged in
April 2019
Spent on lees
120 months
Location
France, Champagne AOC
Grapes
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
Alcohol
12
Sugar
3.8
Price
9500 UAH
Cellar
N/A

It’s not intended to be the best wine, but a cuvée that we push to the extreme.

[…] liveliness is more the focus here than complexity and richness.

— Alice Paillard

A 50/50 blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from 7 of the most sought-after Grands Crus of the Champagne terroir: Oger, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Chouilly, Cramant, Verzenay, Mailly-Champagne, and Bouzy. Grapes are vinified and matured in small, old oak barrels for 10 months. Then the wine spends 10 years on lees followed by two years of post-disgorgement rest before release.

Ratings

2023-07-06 - 8.60

A bit restrained yet nuanced bouquet of pear, bread, cinnamon, dried fruit, white flowers and green hazelnut. Medium-bodied, it’s sharp and focused with racy acidity and chalk minerality. Mind-blowing flavours of fermented rice. Overall, demanding style. Even today, it feels too young. A meditative wine for hikikomori.