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Champagne Pierre Paillard Les Parcelles Bouzy Grand Cru XX NV
Montagne de Reims, Champagne, FranceBrothers Antoine and Quentin Paillard are 8th generation vine growers and winemakers, carrying on the family tradition along with father Benoit. The Paillard family has been growing vines and making wine in Bouzy since 1768, owning only Grand Cru vineyards with old vines via massale selection (no clones). They are truly a star of the grower champagne movement. Les Parcelles is sourced entirely from their home village of Bouzy and 22 plots of the family's sustainably-farmed vines, now averaging 30+ years. As noted by the XX on the label, this is based on the 2020 vintage (80%) and my bottle is a mix of 80/20 pinot noir/chardonnay (the latter an anomaly in PN-centric Bouzy), fermented in oak, and disgorged in 2024 after 3 years on lees, with 2 g/L dosage. Bright and lean, with white cherry, Meyer lemon, crunchy red apple, and fine chalk driving along the slender palate, touched with an oak oxidative kiss that turns into meringue on the finish. This bottle is a touch clumsier than the last I tasted (XVIII), and wondering if it's due to the harvest during Covid 2020.Tasted: 02 June 2025Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| BC | $100.00 | 750ml | private wine stores |
| ON | $98.35 | 750ml | LCBO |
Halpern
Les Vins Dame-Jeanne
Blend: Pinot Noir - Chardonnay
