Bruno Paillard N.P.U. Nec Plus Ultra 1996 , OC16,523 bouteilles, disgorged 2009 , in original gift box Bruno Paillard N. P. U. "NEC PLUS ULTRA" is an exceptional champagne only made in years considered great and as a literal translation from latin means "there is nothing better", it is the flagship of the house, showing off the best of what they can produce. Fruit for this wine only comes from the most sought after Grands Crus in Champagne. This wine is fermented in small oak barrels for the first

Late Release

Grivot's wines are generally matured in oak barrels for 18 months with varying proportions of new oak: Wines are bottled without fining or filtration in accordance with lunar movements and atmospheric pressure

which helps to lower yields

as it is in all of the Moueix wines

picking up a grilled nut character on the finish

Giacosa's 1998 Barbaresco Asili needs 4-5 years of cellaring

裝瓶前不過濾。酒莊的釀造風格為風味濃郁

Disgorgement : July 2021

cold cellar

The bottles are stirred and disgorged by hand

it is the flagship of the house

believe to be 154eme edition - which was released and packed on 30th Nov 2006 at 7:40pm