Pierre Paillard 'Les Mottelettes' Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs, Bouzy Grand Cru 2015

The Blanc de Blancs is a 100% Chardonnay from a single vineyard of 1.5 acres called “Les Mottelettes”. It was planted in 1961. This wine has been crafted single vintage champagne every year since 2007 and farmed organically. Les Mottelettes is one of the mother plots of the Paillard’s selection massale for Chardonnay, a process that allows the brothers to propagate this exceptional old vine and preserve the vinous identity of the domaine. Finally, the wine and then the Champagne spend 36 to 48 months on their lees to mature in the cellar.

On the nose: subtle dried fruits, citrus and delicate toasted bread infused in chalky notes. The palate is intense, creamy and voluptuous with lemon opening into pineapple and passion fruit that transition to white peach and jasmine finishing off with a superb and elegant lengthy and mineral finish.