Bruno Paillard "Cuvee 72" Extra Brut Champagne
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James Suckling
Reviewed July 2026Focused and austere yet refined and complex with a chalky, mineral perfume, showing lemon zest, linden blossoms, strawberries, pastry depth and whiffs of butter. Medium-bodied with fine mousse and creamy texture, offering zesty acidity, a saline palate and a long, precise finish. Disgorged April 2022. Drink now. (AF)
Professional Reviews
94
Jeb Dunnuck
Boasting a bright golden/straw color, the NV Champagne Cuvée 72 Extra Brut is the same base wine as the Première Cuvée but aged for an additional three years in the cellar following disgorgement, for a total of six years aging prior to release (or, as the name suggests, 72 months). The nose offers more complexity and depth by comparison, revealing aromas of orange marmalade, toasted hazelnut, croissant, honeycomb, and apricot. It fills the palate with a full-bodied richness, a pillowy mousse, and a delicate, savory flourish of salted praline on the finish and back palate. It delivers wonderful intensity and depth throughout and shows how this cuvée can certainly benefit from cellaring.
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John Gilman
The Bruno Paillard “Cuvée 72” non-vintage Extra Brut is a bottling of the maison’s Première Cuvée that is given an additional three years of bottle age in the cellars in Reims after its disgorgement, before it is released into the market. This new release of Cuvée 72 is from the base year of 2017 and was disgorged in June of 2021, prior to its three further years of bottle aging in the cellars. The wine offers up a deep, complex and simply superb bouquet of apple, pear, hazelnut, plenty of smokiness, a gorgeous base of chalky soil tones, warm bread and a topnote of dried flowers. On the palate the wine is crisp, complex and full-bodied, with a beautiful core of fruit, superb soil signature and grip, refined mousse, lovely focus, impeccable balance and a very long, complex and vibrant finish. Great juice!
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Vinous
The NV Extra Brut Cuvée 72 is a solera-style blend that sees three years of aging in bottle and then another three years in bottle post-disgorgement, prior to being released. Creamy, resonant and expressive, the Cuvée 72 presents lovely notes of pear, dried flowers, mint, spice and pastry. Disgorged: March 2020. (AG)
Details
| Origin | Champagne, France |
|---|---|
| Type/Varietal | Other White Wines |
| SKU | 1970723 |