Prestige Cuvée Champagnes ~ Part 2 – Medium-Bodied Prestige Cuvées

Prestige Cuvée Champagnes ~ Part 2 – Medium-Bodied Prestige Cuvées

Medium-Bodied Prestige Cuvées Champagne Deutz, Cuvée William Deutz 2000:  Deutz is one of my favorite houses, and I especially love its prestige cuvées, Cuvée William Deutz and Cuvée William Deutz Rosé (one of the best rosé Champagnes made, in my opinion).  Deutz has become even better since Champagne Louis Roederer bought a majority interest in…

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Bruno Paillard Assemblage 2004 and Blanc de Blancs 2004

Bruno Paillard Assemblage 2004 and Blanc de Blancs 2004

Champagne Bruno Paillard Assemblage 2004 and Blanc de Blancs 2004. Hailed a “remarkable vintage” by owner, Bruno Paillard, 2004 was a year which was typified by richness, following a near-perfect growing season. The Assemblage 2004 is a blend of nine villages from the region – the proportions of which are a house secret – with…

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Bruno Paillard

Bruno Paillard

Bruno Paillard was born in Reims in 1953. His ancestors have been vinegrowers an grape brokers  in the two Grands Crus villages of Bouzy and Verzenay since 1704. In January 1981, Bruno Paillard is 27 years old, and with nothing but his will – no vineyards, no money – he sells his old Jaguar that…

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