Paul Bara Champagne Comtesse Marie de France Grand Cru 2012 Blanc de Noirs

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- 95 Punkte VINOUS, Antonio Galloni (11/2022): "The 2012 Comtess Marie de France is wonderfully exuberant from the very first taste. Kirsch, Lemon confit, White flowers, chalk and mit all grace this exquisite, translucent Champagne. The purity of the flevors is just striking, as is the wine´s overall balance. It´s all precision and class here. 2022-2032.
Paul Bara is a terrific source for rich, Pinot Noir-driven Champagnes that capture the essence of Bouzy, a village where wines marry fruit intensity with chalky minerality. I was especially taken with the 2012 Comtesse Marie de France, which takes all the signatures of Bouzy and then amplifies them through the natural radiance of the vintage. The wines are fermented in steel, with the exception of the Annonciade, which is done in barrel. Malolactic fermentation is inhibited. As good as the top cuvées are, the NV Champagnes offer plenty of the house’s distinctive style at more approachable prices."

- GERHARD EICHELMANN: "Die Cuvee Comtesse Marie de France Brut Millesime Grand Cru ist ein reinsortiger Pinot Noir von alten Reben, wurde erstmals im Jahrgang 1968 erzeugt, je nach Jahrgang werden bis zu 8.000 Flaschen von dieser Cuvee produziert.
Die Champagner von Paul Bara sind kraftvoll und konzentriert, immer geprägt vom Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir aus Bouzy. Sie zeigen eine bewundernswerte Konstanz über die jahre hinweg, sind dominant und nachhaltig, wirken immer sehr jugendlich, schon der Brut ohne Jahrgang, Brut Reserve genannt, zeigt beeidruckende Qualität."

- PETER LIEM champagneguide.net: "Paul Bara’s original prestige cuvée was the Comtesse Marie de France, named for the daughter of Éléonore d’Aquitaine and initially created in the 1960s as a special cuvée for the restaurant Chez Denis in Paris. It’s composed entirely of pinot noir and made in very small quantities, with each bottle individually numbered. 
Paul Bara’s champagnes are classic examples of Bouzy, with a full body and an ample, fruity ripeness thanks to pinot noir grown on the village’s warm, south-facing slopes. At the same time they demonstrate an unusual refinement and finesse, and despite the absence of malolactic, these champagnes are rarely aggressive - they tend to feel velvety in their depth of fruit and seamless in their integration of components from beginning to end. All of Bara’s wines are pure Bouzy and 100-percent grand cru, since they own no other parcels."