2020 Pierre Paillard 'Les Maillerettes' Blanc de Noirs Bouzy Grand Cru Brut, Champagne, France Niederösterreich with 7 days skin maceration

with 7 days skin maceration

After soft pressing the wine remains on the lees for 11 months in 25-hl Slavonian oak barrels

Soil and estate: The grapes come from the

The most generous of the Tellier Champagnes

the grapes are harvested entirely by hand in September

2020 Pierre Paillard 'Les Maillerettes' Blanc de Noirs Bouzy Grand Cru Brut, Champagne, France Niederösterreich with 7 days skin macerationThis single parcel Blanc de Noirs comes from Les Maillerettes, a Paillard family vineyard planted to massale selection Pinot Noir on Bouzys south facing, chalk rich mid slope. The sites thin topsoil over pure Campanian chalk produces naturally low yields and highly concentrated fruit. Grapes are hand harvested and pressed in whole clusters, with native yeast fermentation carried out partly in neutral barrels and partly in stainless steel. The wine