Champagne Bruno Paillard - First Cuvée
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.
Première Cuvée is an interpretation of the entire region, through the selection of 30 of the 320 Crus de Champagne. It comes exclusively from the têtes de cuvées (first pressing) of Pinot Noir (45%), Chardonnay (33%) and Meunier (22%) , part of which was in barrels for the first fermentation (20%). The reserve wine comes from a 25-vintage Solera dating back to 1985, and makes up half of the final blend. It is aged for 3 years on lees , then an additional 5 months after disgorging. It is an Extra Brut dosed at 5.5 g/L .
Grape varieties: 45% Pinot Noir, 33% Chardonnay, 22% Meunier (+ 32% reserve wine)