Paillard/Bruno Extra Brut Champagne Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru 2014

94 points/'Cellar Selection,' Wine Enthusiast: "[$169 list] From four Grand Cru villages in the Côte des Blancs, this pure Chardonnay Champagne is crisp, mineral and tight. The wine is aromatic with a touch of orange peel and spice. Drink now or hold. Alcohol 12%. (May 2025)"

94 points Bettane & Desseauve Guide (2025).

92 points Claire Nesbitt (JamesSuckling.com): "A nutty, creamy blanc de blancs that has citrus-rind, pie-crust and chopped-almond aromas. It’s medium-bodied with a soft, velvety mousse. Almond notes linger. Disgorged in 2023. Dosage 3g/L. Drink now. (7/17/24)"

Essi Avellan, MW: "This bottle has benefited from 18 months of post-disgorgement evolution, so it opens with age-mellowed creamy tones over a lemony fruit core. Made of Chardonnay exclusively from Oger and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, it has an opulent fruity power; linear and firmly structured. The partial ageing in oak comes across as woody spiciness on the palate. A fine acid structure leads to an intense, zippy lemony finish. This shows quite a lot of ageing complexity already but will take further time well. (2024)"

Producer notes: "The Blanc de Blancs 2014 is made exclusively from the first pressing, the purest, of Grand Cru Chardonnay, from the heart of the Côte des Blancs: Oger, Mesnil-sur-Oger, Cramant and Chouilly, 25% of which are vinified in small old oak barrels. It benefits from eight years ageing on lees and 18 months rest minimum after disgorgement. This 2014 vintage evokes gourmandise, fleshiness and an almost exotic luxuriance… at only 3g dosage."