Tasting note25 August 2026
Bruno Paillard Cuvée 72 NV
A lovely nose of yellow fruit with a light tropical edge, joined by fine notes of yeast and autolysis.
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Champagne Bruno Paillard
Montagne de ReimsReimsNMNMNégociant ManipulantA house that makes and sells champagne from grapes it buys in, wholly or partly. Most of the famous names sit here, and the category says nothing about quality or whether the house also owns vineyards.Founded 1981
Wines tasted
7
Tasting notes
8
Bruno Paillard founded his house in January 1981, aged twenty-seven and without vineyards or capital, selling a collector's Jaguar to fund it — the first new house in the region in nearly a century.
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Champagne's youngest serious house: founded on a sold Jaguar in 1981, and the first to print the disgorgement date on every bottle.
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8 entriesTasting note25 August 2026
Bruno Paillard Première Cuvée NV
Lovely yellow fruit throughout, drawn tight by an acidity that keeps the whole thing from spreading out.
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Tasting note25 August 2026
Bruno Paillard Première Cuvée Rosé NV
A pale salmon colour, with a nose dominated by red apple and blood orange over a clear chalk note — more orchard fruit than berry at first encounter.
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Tasting note25 August 2026
Bruno Paillard Blanc de Blancs Millésimé 2015
A complex, rich nose offering ripe yellow fruit, chalk, citrus and brioche.
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Tasting note25 August 2026
Bruno Paillard Blanc de Blancs Millésimé 2006
A lovely nose of yellow fruit, dried fruit, autolysis and butterscotch — twenty years on, and the aromatics have gone fully tertiary.
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Tasting note25 August 2026
Bruno Paillard Dosage: Zéro NV
A fruit-driven nose offering yellow plum, yellow raspberry and apple — generous aromatics for a wine with nothing added to soften it.
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Tasting note25 August 2026
Bruno Paillard Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru NV
A lovely, concentrated nose with floral notes over wild strawberry and rich, ripe apples — Pinot Noir in its red-fruited register, but with weight behind it.
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Tasting note19 February 2026
Bruno Paillard Première Cuvée Rosé NV
The wine looks opulent — a pale salmon pink, appealing, with an energetic glow to it.
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