winery
Champagne Pierre Paillard
Champagne, France
Philosophy
Parcel-by-parcel vinification with native yeasts and uninterrupted malolactic fermentation. Lengthy élevage in nineteenth-century cellars (3–10 years sur lie) before disgorgement with minimal dosage, emphasizing mineral-driven terroir expression and chalk-and-clay structure over added sweetness.
Reputation
The Paillard lineage took root in Bouzy in the early eighteenth century. In 1768, the ancestorial Antoine Paillard acquired vineyard parcels and initiated the family's viticulturist tradition in this celebrated Grand Cru village of the Montagne de Reims, where chalky subsoil and south-facing exposition yield generous yet precisely balanced Pinot Noir of uncommon finesse.
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