Bruno Paillard Blanc de Blancs Vintage, Champagne, France 2013 Domaine Barraud herbal and mineral depth steals

herbal and mineral depth steals up on you slowly and then whisks you away

which makes it quite approachable now

with a texture between silk and velvet

as well as touches of violet

with a portion from the Awatere Valley and the balance from the Wairau Valley

Bruno Paillard Blanc de Blancs Vintage, Champagne, France 2013 Domaine Barraud herbal and mineral depth stealsDisgorged in September 2021 with a dosage of 4. 5 grams per liter, Bruno Paillards 2013 Blanc de Blancs Millsim offers a bright and pure bouquet with aromas of verbena, spring flowers, citrus and chalky mineral notes. Medium to full bodied, precise and crystalline, tense, rich and perfectly balanced, its vibrant with a long, persistent finish. In a word: exquisite! 93 Pts Robert Parker