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Last Chance to Buy Bruno Paillard Before Importer's Price Hike!
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Dear Artisans,
We were just informed that the importer is raising the price of one of our favorite Champagne smart buys. đź‘Ž Jump on this LAST CALL of our remaining original-priced stock đź‘Ť
For 15 years straight, we've fervently shared this secret with all Champagne lovers we meet. We've always wondered when this honeymoon price would end!
This tastes like a brighter and slightly-riper Billecart. It really pulsates with energy in an exceptionally pure and elegant style.
Though Paillard is among the newest houses in Reims, they've already earned near-cult status!
Making both vintage and multi-vintage wines from the classic Champagne grapes of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, Paillard takes an unusual twist: during winemaking, only the first pressings of grape juice are used and the wines undergo extended aging on the lees - which gives them their finesse and complex character. (History of Bruno Paillard)
Cheers, and all my best,
—James Tran
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Bruno Paillard "Premiere Cuvée" Extra Brut Champagne NV
The Extra Brut Premiere Cuvee is the flagship wine embodying the classic Bruno Paillard style. It’s produced from more than 30 crus and its blend comprises 45% Pinot Noir, 33% Chardonnay, and 22% Pinot Meunier.
93 Points - Jeb Dunnuck:
"The NV Première Cru Extra Brut is rounded and layered with almond croissant, floral perfume, and orange oil. It has a fine, pillowy mousse and is ripe and inviting, while remaining buoyant and refreshing. Its silky texture and long finish make for a luxurious style. It is drinking well now and will drink well over the next ten years. Disgorged October 2021." (11/7/2022)
92+ Points - Robert Parker's WA:
"A blend of 45% Pinot Noir, 33% Chardonnay and 22% Pinot Meunier, Paillard’s NV Extra-Brut Première Cuvée (disgorged in June 2022 with 5.5 grams per liter) expresses an elegant and fresh bouquet with aromas of citrus oil, lemon, spring flowers, pomelo and pastry touches. Medium to full-bodied, crystalline and vibrant, it’s complemented by a delicate mousse and chalky finish. Enjoy it over the next three years." - Yohan Castaing (Apr 2023)
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Online Avg: $68
Our Sale: $59.97
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2012 Bruno Paillard Extra-Brut Assemblage Millesime Champagne
Made from 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, this wine is aged for eight years on the lees and a further 12 months after disgorgement. This wine is an Extra Brut Reserve wine with a dosage of about 4.5g/L.
94 Points- James Suckling:
"Attractive nose of spiced apples, praline, toasted hazelnuts, dried mango and pastries. Medium-bodied with sharp acidity and very soft bubbles. Deliciously toasty with excellent length. 60% pinot noir and 40% chardonnay. Drink now or hold." (Apr 2023)
94 Points - Wine Enthusiast:
"A bright, dry Champagne, this is well balanced, freshly textured and packed with tight, mineral acidity. This relatively young bottling will be best from 2022.” – Roger Voss (10/1/2021)
93 Points - Robert Parker's WA:
"The 2012 Extra-Brut Assemblage Millésimé is excellent, offering up aromas of sweet orchard fruit, honeycomb, buttered toast, lemon pith and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and enveloping, it's elegantly muscular and concentrated, with racy acids and a long, saline finish. It was disgorged in March 2020." WK (1/22)
93 Points - Vinous:
"The 2012 Extra Brut Assemblage captures all of the exuberance of the vintage. Ample and creamy, the Assemblage is alluring right out of the gate. Kirsch, dried flwoers, mint, bakes pastry and a kiss of oak build as this open-knit Champagne shows off its considerable charm. Disgorged March 2020." - AG (Nov 2021)
93 Points - Decanter:
"A blend of Pinot Noir (60%) and Chardonnay (40%), 20% fermented in used French oak barrels. An energetic and intense bouquet, with pastry, marzipan, dried flowers, nut, and toast characters. Ample and creamy, this Extra-Brut captures the power of the vintage, with a long and ample finish. A lot of charm here. Disgorged: March 2020. Dosage: 4.5g/L." - Yohan Castaing (Dec 2021)
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- Only 3 bottles left
- Lowest Price in the Country
Lowest Locally: $105
Wine.com: $100
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Our Sale:
$89.97 (1-11)
$84.97 (12+)
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Bruno Paillard Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Champagne Grand Cru NV
Made exclusively from Chardonnay grapes sourced from the Côte des Blancs Grand Cru vineyard. It’s a blend of 25 vintage wines and an Extra Brut Reserve wine with a low dosage of 5g/L.
93 Points - Wine Enthusiast:
"Produced exclusively from Grand Cru fruit grown on the Côte des Blancs, this is a crisp, textured Champagne. Rich in white fruits and structured with minerality, the wine has good potential for further aging, although it is deliciously refreshing now.” – Roger Voss (10/1/2021)
93 Points - James Suckling
"Freshly squeezed lemon, green apples, oyster shell and white apricots with subtle brioche and exquisite yeastiness. A fruity entry followed by a medium to full body where you find the fine perlage carrying the intense chalky flavors to a nicely dry but approachable finish. Lovely length with spot-on balance between chalky fruit and autolysis. Disgorged in March 2022. Drink or hold. (Apr 2023)
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Bruno Paillard "Dosage Zero" Extra Brut Champagne NV
The Zero is made from a blend of 50% Pinot Meunier, 25% Chardonnay and 25% Pinot Noir and unusually for Champagne, the reserve wines count for half in the assembly. Aged for 3 to 4 years on lees followed by 6 months minimum after disgorgement with zero dosage.
93 Points - James Suckling:
"Intense yeasty autolysis with crackers, sourdough and stones that lends itself well to the sliced apple characters. Bone-dry and austere on the palate with subtle, creamy perlage and concentrated flavors, and a rather mineral finish. 36 months aging on the lees. Disgorged in October 2021." (Apr 2023)
93 Points - Vinous Media:
"The NV Dosage Zero is a very pretty and expressive wine. The no dosage style is not especially evident, as the wine's balance is simply impeccable. Dried pear, crushed flowers and spice all flesh out. The mousse is quite refined, and that only adds appeal. Bruno Paillard's Dosage Zero is very much done in his style." - AG (Nov 2020)
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2008 Bruno Paillard "NPU" (Nec Plus Ultra) Brut Champagne
N.P.U. (Nec Plus Ultra) is a blend of 50% each Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, selected to create this cuvée come exclusively from 7 of the most sought-after Grands Crus of the Champagne region.
96 Points - Wine Enthusiast:
"This Champagne is produced from grand cru vineyards in exceptional years only. Rich fruits and layers of spice mingle with the toastiness of maturity in this equal blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The wine is now ready to drink." - Roger Voss (12/31/2021)
95 Points - Wine Spectator:
"This mouthwatering version offers a creamy, lightly mouthcoating texture, providing a fine, cashmere-like wrap around the steely spine of acidity. Bright and deftly knit, offering a lovely range of ripe white cherry and apricot fruit, fleur de sel, brioche and crystallized honey flavors. Briny mineral and oyster shell notes linger on the finish. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Disgorged April 2019. Drink now through 2033. 398 cases made, 72 cases imported."
95 Points - James Suckling:
"Figs, quince, toast, hazelnuts, walnuts and white chocolate on the nose. It’s medium-bodied, focused and full of energy, with persistent layers of dried fruit and nuts, accompanied by very fine bubbles. Long. Dry and mineral on the finish. Chardonnay and pinot noir. Drink now or hold. (Apr 2022)
95 Points - Vinous:
"The 2008 Extra Brut NPU Nec Plus Ultra is a brilliant, taut Champagne. The combination of vintage and the extra brut style favored a Paillard that yields a young Champagne that is quite austere. It will interesting to see if the 2008 fills out with time in bottle. Today it is piercing in its intensity." - Antonio Galloni (Nov 2021)
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