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17½/20
Bruno Paillard NPU 2004
Champagne, FranceThis is the premium bottling, the Nec Plus Ultra, of Bruno Paillard, with more than 10 years on the lees, plus a couple of years in bottle before release. NPU blends 4 grand cru terroirs: Oger, Chouilly, Verzenay and Mailly, all fermented in small oak barrels for 10 months, with only the first pressing utilized. The end cepage, bottled in July 2015, is equal parts chardonnay and pinot noir, and is dosed with 3 g/l. The oak aging, powerful Grand Cru fruit, and extended time on lees has resulted in a powerful, harmonies wine, full of meringue, nougat, roasted hazelnuts, burnished orange pinned with with tight wild lemon pith around the sides, and finishing with a wide wash of salts. Very vinous and highly gastronomic; drinking beautifully now. This bottle was disgorged September 2017.Tasted: 27 November 2019Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| UK | $225.00 | 750ml | UK, in GBP |
