Bruno Paillard Cuvee 72 Extra Brut NV

TASTING NOTE BY MSQ

【Bruno Paillard —— 追求絕對純淨的香檳藝術家​】

同好多歷史動輒數百年嘅香檳大廠唔同，Bruno Paillard 係一個相對年輕嘅品牌，但佢對品質嘅堅持、以及創新嘅理念令它喺短短幾十年內就躋身頂級香檳之列。

Bruno Paillard 由一開始就堅定咁向低補糖同強調純淨果味嘅方向發展，喺當時來講可以話係非常前衛嘅做法。另外，酒莊仲堅持超長嘅酒泥陳年時間。長時間嘅酒泥接觸，會賦予酒體極高嘅複雜度、圓潤口感同烤麵包、餅乾般嘅香氣，而無需依賴高劑量的糖分來平衡。

呢款「72特釀」之名源自36+36……即係裝瓶前72個月嘅陳釀。72特釀以2014年嘅基酒為主，2018年除渣。部分成分來自1985年開始嘅儲備酒（solera），部分成分來自最新收成。

呢支特釀帶住酒泥陳釀36個月，除渣之後再喺酒窖熟成36個月。經過呢72個月嘅耐心等待，一支忠於原味嘅葡萄酒就此誕生，香氣靈動，由果香慢慢演變出花香、辛香，甚至係烤麵包嘅香調。

TASTING NOTE BY WINE CRITICS

The Bruno Paillard NV Cuvée 72, aged 36 months on lees with an additional 36 months post-disgorgement, was disgorged in November 2018 with six grams per liter. It’s an excellent Champagne, offering aromas of pastry, lemon, blood orange, spices, saffron and touches of cedar. Medium to full-bodied, seamless, rich and slightly creamy, it’s vinous and lively with a salty and iodized finish. It can be drunk any time over the coming five years.

RATING BY WINE CRITICS

94 Points by Yohan Castaing, The Wine Adovocate, 2023