2020 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Pinot Noir
Classification Bouzy Grand Cru
Region Bouzy
Soil Campanian chalk near the surface beneath only a few centimetres of topsoil
Sites Single parcel Les Maillerettes, mid-slope in Bouzy Grand Cru
Grape Clone Massal selection
Vine Age 50
Fermentation Vessels Oak barrels
Oak Types Oak; type not specified
Serving Temperature 11°C · 52°F
Production Details Fermented and matured in oak barrels; malolactic fermentation completed; tirage and secondary fermentation under cork and staple; more than four years on lees; disgorged as Extra Brut, but no exact dosage is published.
Tasting Notes Deep gold; wild raspberry, Morello cherry, blood orange, peony, violet, wet chalk, fresh hazelnut, grapefruit zest and saline minerality; broad and vinous yet tense, fresh and precise.
Food Pairing Salt-baked celeriac with hazelnuts, 36-month Pata Negra, aged-Parmesan gougères, spice-roasted pigeon, braised sweetbreads with truffle jus, roast turbot with brown butter, lightly sweetened fig tart, spiced red-wine-poached pear or aged Langres.
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2019 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Pinot Noir
Classification Bouzy Grand Cru
Region Bouzy
Sites Single vineyard: Les Maillerettes, a historic family parcel in Bouzy
Grape Clone Massal selection
Vine Age 50
Oak Types Oak; type not specified
Dosage 3.0 g/L
Serving Temperature 10°C · 50°F
Production Details Producer specification: aged in oak, bottled under cork for the second fermentation, then aged for four years on lees before disgorgement.
Tasting Notes Producer-page Peter Liem note: vivid and intensely flavored, with old-vine depth and resonance, chalky tension, nuance and refinement. Vendor note: white flowers, black cherry, redcurrant, cocoa, citrus and saline/iodine-like minerality.
Food Pairing Smoked-duck canapés, mushroom pastries, lobster-tarama blini, pork tenderloin with prunes, poularde with morels, porcini risotto, cherry tart, vanilla macarons or white-chocolate crème brûlée.
Critics Ratings 93
2016 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Pinot Noir
Classification Bouzy Grand Cru
Region Bouzy
Sites Single site: Les Maillerettes, Bouzy Grand Cru
Grape Clone Massal selection
Disgorgement Date Feb 2021
Dosage 1.0 g/L
Production Details Aged for five years on lees and disgorged in February 2021. The duration is retained in years because the source does not establish an exact number of days.
Tasting Notes Chiseled, juicy and precise.
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Producer Information
Address
2 rue du Vingtième siècle, 51150 Bouzy, France
Phone
+33 3 26 57 08 04
Owner
Antoine and Quentin Paillard
Cellarmaster
Antoine and Quentin Paillard