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Wine Spectator
Top 100 Wines of 2013, Rank 88
"Shows lovely balance, with a satiny quality to the refined mousse and mouthwatering acidity meshing with pure notes of poached quince, lemon mousse, white cherry and fresh ginger. Offers a lightly chalky finish. Disgorged January 2012. Drink now through 2020. 6,000 cases made. -AN" (06/13)
91+ John Gilman - View from the Cellar
"I liked the new release of Pierre Paillard's non-vintage Brut even better than last year's bottle, as the slight coarseness to the mousse that I found last year was nowhere to be found in the current release. The wine is a blend of sixty percent pinot noir and forty percent chardonnay and offers up an excellent bouquet of apple, tart orange, warm bread, a fine base of soil tones, gentle leesiness and a touch of fresh nutmeg in the upper register. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, crisp and impressively complex, with a fine core of fruit, lovely focus, elegant mousse and very fine length and grip on the well-balanced and classy finish. Fine juice that should add a layer of additional complexity with further bottle age. 2013-2025." (08/13)
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