Pierre Paillard Bouzy Grand Cru Les Parcelles XX NV
- Region
- France » Champagne » Champagne AOC » Montagne de Reims » Bouzy
- Type
- white traditional sparkling, extra brut
- Producer
- Vintage
- NV, based on 2020
- Disgorged
- 2023
- On lees
- 30 months
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
- Alcohol
- 13
- Sugar
- 3
- Volume
- 750 mL
- Cellar
- not available
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Ratings
This is gorgeous stuff - bright but gentle, still young but drinking brilliantly right now. The oak and oxidation dance is spot on: baked apples, honeycomb, propolis, that candy sweetness offset by herbs. Acidity keeps everything lively. It's just so well made, so delicious. Need to grab a bottle or two of this before it disappears. Bouzy Grand Cru showing exactly why it's special - power with finesse, complexity without trying too hard.
Deeply honeyed and perfumed nose - baked apples, honeycomb, toasted hazelnuts, and something like those pear duchess sweets from childhood. The palate brings a touch of salinity, hints of oyster shell minerality, but for all its seductive aromatics, it lacks the intensity and structure to properly follow through. Like a brilliant opening act that doesn't quite nail the finale. The nose alone is worth the price of admission - genuinely compelling - but the palate feels slightly underpowered for Bouzy.