P.Paillard Les Mottelettes Bouzy Grand Cru 2016

Category:
 
Sparkling Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Champagne
Producer:
 
P.Paillard
Label Name:
 
Les Mottelettes Bouzy Grand Cru
Vintage:
 
2016
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Bouzy, Montagne de Reims, Champagne
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
12.5%
Grape(s):
 
100% Chardonnay
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
6-8°C

Awards/Ratings
95 pts The Wine Independent (Lisa Perrotti-Brown) — 2016; 95 pts Gault&Millau — 2016; praised for minerality, saline precision and long aging potential. Drinking window often cited 2022–2042

Tasting Note
Crisp lemon and grapefruit, baked brioche, almond and wet pebble minerality, saline lift and creamy fine mousse leading to a long, chalky, savory finish.

Food Pairing
Oysters, grilled lobster, roasted chicken, aged Comté; sushi/sashimi, tempura, light Chinese seafood dishes (steamed fish), Vietnamese spring rolls.

Production Method
Traditional bottle fermentation; base wine fermented/aged in 350L oak barrels, full malolactic, 48 months on the lees, low dosage (Extra Brut, ~0–3 g/L), unfined/unfiltered.

Vineyard Info
Family estate (11 ha) in Bouzy; eighth-generation brothers Antoine and Quentin Paillard; single-vineyard Les Mottelettes planted 1961 (massale selection); organic conversion and low-yield, old-vine focus.