Champagne Bruno Paillard - Zero Dosage
Champagne Bruno Paillard is located in Reims, in Champagne . Bruno Paillard was born in 1953 and comes from a line of brokers and winegrowers from the two Grands Crus villages of Bouzy and Verzenay. Following in the family footsteps, he began working as a broker in 1975, gaining a deep and in-depth knowledge of Champagne. But after six years, he wanted to create a different Champagne. In January 1981, armed with nothing but determination, Bruno Paillard sold his old Jaguar, a collector's car, to found his company. Bruno Paillard begins producing his champagnes in a rented cellar using grapes carefully selected from independent winegrowers. In 1994, Bruno Paillard bought his first vineyard: three hectares of grands crus in Oger in the Côte des Blancs . From then on, he patiently began building up his remarkable vineyard which today extends over 32 hectares, including 12 grands crus which provide more than half of the grapes the house needs. The rest is always purchased from the same independent producers, from more than 30 different villages, partners of Paillard for many years. In January 2007, his daughter Alice Paillard decided to join him and now co-manages the House with her father. They are committed to sustainable agriculture.
Dosage Zéro comes from more than 30 Crus, dominated by the terroirs of the northern slopes of the Montagne de Reims and the Marne Valley for Meunier. It comes from the first pressing of the three grape varieties (25% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay and 50% Meunier) , half vinified in small oak barrels. The reserve wine represents more than half of the blend; some of these wines underwent their first fermentation in barrels then were kept in stainless steel vats, and others were kept for more than 10 years in bottle. It is aged for 3 to 4 years on lees , then an additional 6 months after disgorging. It is bottled without dosage .
Grape varieties: 50% Meunier, 25% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay (+ 50% reserve wine)