P.Paillard Les Maillerettes Bouzy Grand Cru 2016

Category:
 
Sparkling Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Champagne
Producer:
 
P.Paillard
Label Name:
 
Les Maillerettes Bouzy Grand Cru
Vintage:
 
2016
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Bouzy, Montagne de Reims, Champagne
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
12.5%
Grape(s):
 
Pinot Noir
Acidity:
 
5
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
8-10°C

Awards/Ratings
Wine & Spirits 94 (2016); Gault&Millau 93/100 (2016)

Tasting Note
Fresh apple and pear with cherry and red-berry accents, chalky minerality and saline precision; light brioche and spice, brisk acidity, fine mousse and a persistent, hunger-inducing finish.

Food Pairing
Pâté de campagne, roast chicken, grilled lobster, oysters, goat cheese; Asian: sushi/sashimi, tempura, dim sum, pork belly, light spicy Thai or Vietnamese salads.

Production Method
Blanc de Noirs from first press; vinified in stainless steel, underwent alcoholic and malolactic fermentation, kept on lees ~8 months, secondary bottle fermentation and ~60 months sur lattes; bottled extra‑brut (low dosage ~1.8–2 g/L).

Vineyard Info
Family-owned Pierre Paillard of Bouzy (historic Grand Cru estate), run by Antoine & Quentin Paillard; ~11 ha on Bouzy, converting to organic; Les Maillerettes is a tiny 0.32 ha parcel planted c.1970 used for massal selection.