Champagne Bruno Paillard $89.99 and Deval-Leroy 1996 $89.99.
The Champagne from Bruno Paillard was extraordinary with beautiful floral and biscotti aromas on the nose with hints of citrus and cream. On tasting the wine one was left with impression that it was a vintage wine rather than a Non-Vintage. It displayed elegance that most well made vintage Champagnes exude.
The subtle fruit was beautifully layered with grapefruit, lemon, and pineapple. There was a delightful yeasty character that when added to the biscotti and fruit made for a very pleasurable experience.
In my humble opinion this is probably the best Non-Vintage Champagne that is available to the good folk of New Zealand.
The Deval-Leroy 1996 (one of the best vintages for Champagne) lacked some of the finesse of the Bruno Paillard. The bead was more coarse and the delicate aromas were much more one dimensional and clumsy.
The quality of the wine was questionable given the year. There were some very good points to this wine but too many negatives when compared with the Non-Vintage wine we had just tasted.
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