| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Champagne |
| Colour | White |
| Type | Sparkling |
The 2008 Extra Brut N.P.U. Nec Plus Ultra is a brilliant, taut Champagne. The combination of vintage and the extra brut style favored a Paillard that yields a young Champagne that is quite austere. It will be interesting to see if the 2008 fills out with time in bottle. Today it is piercing in its intensity. Disgorged: April, 2019.
Disgorged in April 2019 with three grams per liter dosage, Paillard's 2008 Extra-Brut N.P.U. Nec Plus Ultra unwinds in the glass with notes of pear and citrus mingled with hazelnut, toasted bread, dried fruits and warm biscuits. Medium to full-bodied, taut and chiseled, it's concentrated and complex, its tightly wound mid-palate complemented by a pearly mousse and underpinned by chalky grip. While it's introverted today, this is a classic in the making that will show brilliantly with more age on cork, even if it will always remain a comparatively lean, acid-driven marathon runner of a Champagne.
This wine, the top of the line for the Paillards, has been made only in 1990, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002 (launched after the 'audacious' 2003), 2003 and 2004. Fermented in oak barrels where it remains for 10 months. Then blended and aged on lees for at least 10 years and then aged for a further two years. Disgorged in April 2019. Dosage 3 g/l.
Pale greenish copper colour. Such a dense, ambitious nose. Tightly laced but with massive complexity underneath. Putty notes on the nose and a really punchy attack. A hint of fresh almonds. An amazingly youthful wine still. No hurry to drink this! It dances on the palate.
