Terroir of Bouzy
Our family domain, a historic 11-hectare vineyard, is located in the Grand Cru terroir of Bouzy. Nestled on the southern slopes of the Montagne de Reims, this village and the neighbouring Ambonnay are renowned for producing some of the region’s most intense, deep and exceptional Pinot Noir wines.
Les Parcelles XIX
Bouzy Grand Cru
Les Parcelles is a precise expression of Bouzy terroir vinified by the Paillard brothers; the powerful Pinot Noir from south-facing slopes is balanced by the finesse of the chalky subsoil.
Made mainly from the 2019 vintage using 20% of reserve wine, this cuvée is 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay.
Fermented in oak, it is cellared for three years on lees before disgorgement.
Dosage: 2 gr/l.
« We very much like these champagnes which combine restraint and finesse with flair. » La Revue du Vin de France, 2024
Les Parcelles XX
Bouzy Grand Cru
Les Parcelles is a precise expression of Bouzy terroir vinified by the Paillard brothers; the powerful Pinot Noir from south-facing slopes is balanced by the finesse of the chalky subsoil.
Produced mainly from the 2020 harvest, with 20% reserve wines, this cuvée is composed of 80% pinot noir and 20% chardonnay.
Fermented in oak, it is cellared for three years on lees before disgorgement.
Dosage: 2 gr/l.
« We very much like these champagnes which combine restraint and finesse with flair. » La Revue du Vin de France, 2024
Les Terres Roses XIX
Bouzy Grand Cru
This rosé champagne is defined by Pinot Noir notes, that leave a delicate structure with firmness and fresh character.
Made primarily from the 2019 vintage, this cuvée is 70% Chardonnay and 30% Pinot Noir, of which 5% is Bouzy Rouge, a still red wine made from old vine Pinot Noir.
Fermented in oak, it is cellared for three years on lees before disgorgement.
Dosage: 2 gr/l.
Les Terres Roses XX
Bouzy Grand Cru
This rosé champagne is defined by Pinot Noir which gives a delicate structure with firmness and a fresh character.
Made primarily from the 2019 vintage, this cuvée is 70% Chardonnay and 30% Pinot Noir, of which 5% is Bouzy Rouge, a still red wine made from old vine Pinot Noir.
Fermented in oak, it is cellared for three years on lees before disgorgement.
Dosage: 2 gr/l.
La Grande Récolte 2012
Bouzy Grand Cru
La Grande Récolte 2012 is the most perfect illustration of Maison Pierre Paillard. A blend of old vine Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, 2012.
2012 was a great vintage which shows both complexity and definition. Harvest began on September 21st.
This wine was aged on lees for ten years before disgorgement.
Dosage: 1 gr/l.
« La Grande Récolte 2012 offers the concentrated intensity of this great vintage yet remains graceful. » La Revue du Vin de France, 2024
Les Maillerettes 2019
Bouzy Grand Cru
Les Maillerettes is a single vineyard champagne made from fifty year old massal selection Pinot Noir vines.
The Pinot Noir from the historic family parcel gives a finely crafted, precise, refined cuvée.
Les Maillerettes is aged in oak, bottled under cork for the second fermentation and spent four years on lees before disgorgement.
Dosage: 3 gr/l.
« A classic example of the terroir is Paillard’s single-vineyard champagne from Les Maillerettes, a parcel of pinot noir planted in 1970. Vivid and intensely flavored, it balances its old-vine depth and resonance with a chalky tension, demonstrating an uncommon nuance and refinement. » Peter Liem
Les Mottelettes 2019
Bouzy Grand Cru
Les Mottelettes is a single vineyard champagne made from massal selection, old vine Chardonnay planted in 1961. It is a full-bodied, rich expression of Chardonnay with citrus and white fruit notes.
Les Mottelettes was aged in oak, bottled under cork for the second fermentation and spent four years on lees before disgorgement.
Dosage: 3 gr/l.
« Chardonnay can thrive in Bouzy too, making wines of great personality, although in general it prefers vintages without excessive heat. Old vines, such as those planted in 1961 in Les Mottelettes, can produce mouthfilling, vividly chalk-driven wines, while offering an entirely different expression than the chardonnays of the Côte des Blancs. » Peter Liem
« Bouzy is the quintessential terroir of the southern Montagne de Reims, its vineyards arrayed across a magnificent, fully south-facing slope. This ensures a consistently high level of ripeness, creating ample, generous wines that are perhaps rounder and less tense than those of its neighbor Ambonnay, while also being capable of great longevity and complexity.
Pinot noir reigns supreme in this section of the Montagne de Reims, and Bouzy has historically been highly regarded for its red wines as well as its pinot-dominated champagnes, its chalky subsoil providing structure and finesse to complement and lift the rich ripeness and opulent, red-fruit flavors. » Peter Liem