Champagne Pierre Paillard - Grand Cru Les Terres Roses NV

The Bouzy Grand Cru Rosé is a blend of the 2019 vintage (70%) and 30% reserve wine . The grape varieties used are Chardonnay accounting for 65% of the blend and Pinot Noir accounting for 35% of which 7% is added as red wine. In Bouzy at Pierre Paillard, the tradition is to blend their Champagne with some “Bouzy rouge”, a special cuvée of dry red wine made from the very qualitative Bouzy grapes. 7% of “Bouzy rouge” has been included into the blend providing a red fruit flavour that you can’t find anywhere else. Finally, the wine and then the Champagne spend 30 months on their lees to mature in the cellar.

The wine wafts from the glass with a beautiful bouquet of wild strawberry, red apple, cowberry and brioche. On the palate, it's full-bodied, pillowy and textural, with a crisp core of red fruit, succulent but racy acidity and gently phenolic grip, concluding with a precise, lingering finish. 92 points - Kristaps Karklins, Wine Advocate.

The NV Extra Brut Les Terres Roses Bouzy Grand Cru is a blend of 64% Chardonnay and 36% Pinot Noir, 5% of which were vinified as red wine, all harvested in Bouzy and barrel-fermented. Juicy plum and red apple feature openly on the nose of this medium pink wine. The palate is creamy and holds just a trace of salty short crust pastry. There is so much fruit here, and such easy-going, frothy mousse that this ends up being a joyous, fruit-focused and youthful apero style that finishes with a touch of marzipan. Zero dosage. Anne Krebiehl, Vinous.

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What we say

"Very impressive Champagne Bouzy Grand Cru Rosé, full of minerality at first and then some beautiful wild strawberry flavours appear. Your palate will be pleased by the creaminess and the silkiness of the bubbles."