Pierre Paillard, Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut "Bouzy Blanc de Noirs", 2021 bdycount091824 Sèvre et Maine's diverse soils

Sèvre et Maine's diverse soils include gneiss

then red licorice

dreamed up by the late Denis Dubourdieu

and white flowers lead to notes of slate

Pierre Paillard, Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut "Bouzy Blanc de Noirs", 2021 bdycount091824 Sèvre et Maine's diverse soilsA vintage Blanc de Noirs from one of Bouzy's true believers, made entirely from Pinot Noir grown in this grand cru village on the southern slope of the Montagne de Reims. Pierre Paillard farms their own grand cru parcels and specializes in capturing Bouzy's signature Pinot power, and a single vintage, all Pinot bottling like this is the purest expression of that idea. The 2021 is dry, structured, and energetic, with ripe orchard fruit framed by a