Burgundy & Champagne
Timed Online Auction, 2 - 12 June 2023
Champagne & Burgundy
About the SessionThe wines of Burgundy and single vineyard Champagnes are produced in small quantities and command high prices. Rarely traded, mature bottles are even more rare in our small market.
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About this Item
Champagne Paul Bara is located in the village of Bouzy, in the Montagne de Reims region. Wines are made from 11 hectares of vineyards (from mostly Grand Cru villages) and sold under the label since the 1950’s. Current owner Chantale, daughter of Paul Bara, ensures the continued traditions passed down by her father. The wines are by hand with low-yielding vines and good maturity ensured by prolonged bottle ageing. A close connection to the vineyard environment and biodiversity has always been a priority.
Critics Ratings
‘Light, bright yellow. Lemon curd, toasted bread, cherry pit and ginger on the nose. Taut and energetic in the mouth, offering bitter pear skin, Meyer lemon and quinine flavors and an undercurrent of smoky minerality. Weightier on the finish, which lingers with impressive tenacity and resonating toastiness.’ - Josh Reynolds, Vinous, 91/100 (Dec 2013)
‘Broad, rich nose. Racy with very good freshness and balance and real direction. Not sweet but good drive.’ - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 16.5/20 (May 2015)
‘The NV Brut Grand Cru Reserve is a wonderfully elegant wine graced with layers of perfumed fruit that come to life on a mid-weight frame. The wine shows terrific balance and tons of Bouzy character, with a long, and refined finish that invites a second taste. This bottle was disgorged in June, 2009 although that is not indicated on the label. The NV Brut Grand Cru Reserve is a gem from Bara. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2014. Unfortunately this year I was only able to taste one wine from Paul Bara, one of Champagne’s undisputed leaders in quality.’ - Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate, 91/100 (Dec 2009)
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