Paillard/Pierre Extra Brut BdB Champagne Les Mottelettes 2014

Pierre Paillard is a small grower-producer of Champagnes located in the Grand Cru village of Bouzy. Since Antoine Paillard bought vineyards there in 1768, the Paillard family has been cultivating vines in this prestigious village, and today, Antoine and Quentin Paillard represent the eighth generation in the family and the fourth generation to produce, and bottle the wines under their family name. The Paillard estate covers 11 hectares, all planted entirely in the Grand Cru of Bouzy. Unlike most others in this village, the Paillard vineyards are planted with 40% Chardonnay. They farm as organic as Mother Nature allows and never use herbicides in their vineyards. Pierre Paillard’s Blanc de Blancs comes from a single 1.5 acre parcel called ‘Les Mottelettes’ that was planted in 1961.