Chardonnay
Best known in Burgundy, Champagne, California
The world's most versatile white grape. Crisp, mineral and citrusy in cool places like Chablis; rich, creamy and toasty when oak-aged in warmer spots. It is also a key grape in Champagne.
Pierre BailletteChampagne, France
Pierre Baillette Trois-Puits Premier Cru Le Village Brut
£60.9575cl
Why you'll love it
A Premier Cru grower Champagne offering excellent value and terroir expression. Punches above its price with clarity of fruit and elegance typical of the Trois-Puits terroir.
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- CountryFrance
- RegionChampagne
- GrapeChardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir
- StyleSparkling
- Alcohol12.0%
What it tastes like
Fresh and lively with citrus blossom, green apple and ripe pear, backed by fine biscuity autolytic notes and chalky minerality. Clean acidity with a delicate mousse and a crisp, lingering finish.
Light
Full
Lovely with
- AperitifBefore dinner · Garden drinks · Salted nuts
- SeafoodFruits de mer · Fish stew · Paella
- StrawberriesStrawberries and cream · Eton mess
Ideal with shellfish (especially prawns and crab), light fish dishes, goat's cheese or simply as an aperitif.
The grapes
Pinot Meunier
Best known in Champagne, England
One of the three main grapes of Champagne, alongside Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. It adds fruit, softness and early approachability to the blend. Increasingly made into still and sparkling wines in its own right, including in England.
Pinot Noir
Best known in Burgundy, Oregon, New Zealand
The great red grape of Burgundy. Cherry, raspberry, earthy and floral notes, with silky tannins and fresh acidity. Notoriously hard to grow well, but capable of extraordinary elegance, and a key grape in Champagne and English sparkling wine.
Where it's from
Champagne
France
The world's greatest sparkling wine region, by some distance. Chalk soils, cool climate and centuries of expertise combine to create wines of extraordinary finesse and complexity. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier in various combinations; from the non-vintage everyday to the prestige cuvée extraordinary.
Meet the producer
Pierre Baillette
Champagne, France
Pierre Baillette is a grower-champagne maker focused on quality and precision. The fruit for Le Village comes from the Trois-Puits Premier Cru site in the Montagne de Reims. Love Wine stocks this Brut, a blend of Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
More from Pierre Baillette →The story behind it
Produced by Pierre Baillette, a grower-champagne maker focused on quality and precision. “Le Village” reflects fruit from the Trois-Puits Premier Cru site in the Montagne de Reims, showcasing firsthand Pinot Meunier/Chardonnay/Pinot Noir balance and village character.
If you like these, you'll love this: Champagnes like Gaston Chiquet Blanc de Blancs, Chartogne-Taillet Sainte Anne, and other Premier Cru grower bottlings with crisp fruit and finesse.
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Delivery & collection
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