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Champagne Pierre Paillard Les Terres Rosés 12 Bouzy Grand Cru Extra Bruttext
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Champagne Pierre Paillard Les Terres Rosés 12 Bouzy Grand Cru Extra Brut NV

Champagne, FrancePotent and heady pure strawberry, with finesse in spades, this is an elegant grower Grand Cru rosé with a surprisingly high amount of chardonnay (65 percent) in the cuvee. Lovely florals, fine, brisk white pepper and mandarine pith scent this elegant fizz. 35 percent pinot noir, of which 6 percent is still red wine, completes the blend, all based on the 2012 (70 percent) and 2011 vintages. The Bouzy rouge (2012) was wild yeast fermented and spent 18 months in oak casks before blending with the chardonnay and four years of aging on the lees. Impressive showing, and a rare Chardonnay-dominant fizz from red-centric Bouzy.Tasted: 07 December 2016Tasted by: Prices:
BC$75.00750mlprivate wine shops
Producer: Champagne Pierre PaillardDistributors: The Wine Syndicate
Halpern
Les Vins Dame-Jeanne
Blend: Chardonnay - Pinot NoirCSPC: 546051UPC: 3535140001206