Pierre Paillard, Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut "Bouzy Blanc de Noirs", 2021 bdycount091824 Pallagrello Bianco survives today largely

Pallagrello Bianco survives today largely because producers like Il Verro went looking for it

then red licorice

The Verdi family has farmed the rolling hills of the Oltrepo Pavese in Lombardy for seven generations

The name means 'halfway

Fermentation is with native yeasts

Pierre Paillard, Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut "Bouzy Blanc de Noirs", 2021 bdycount091824 Pallagrello Bianco survives today largelyA 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