2022 Champagne Pierre Paillard Bouzy Rouge 'Les Mignottes'. Champagne, France Domaine Louis Claude Desvignes really—breakfast through dinner

really—breakfast through dinner

Dating to the late 1800’s this site is of historical significance as many of today’s modern Pinot plantings have been made with genetic material that originated on this hill

The second is gently sloped (about 10% incline) and faces north

About half of the domaine is split between Auxey-Duresses red and white

Pinot Noir (40%)

2022 Champagne Pierre Paillard Bouzy Rouge 'Les Mignottes'. Champagne, France Domaine Louis Claude Desvignes really—breakfast through dinnerLes Mignottes is an old vine pinot noir (planted in 1970) with ideal exposure on the south facing slopes of Bouzy. Grapes are harvested by hand from low yielding vines (35 hl hectares) and vinified following burgundian traditional principals: 15 days vatting period using native yeasts, 12 months in French oak barrels and not filtered or fined before bottling.