Champagne Bardiau, Préface Champagne Extra Brut NV

Champagne Bardiau Préface Extra Brut NV is a precise, mineral-driven grower Champagne from the rising Côte des Bar, showing the pure and expressive house style of this family producer. With its low-intervention approach, sustainable viticulture, and no-dosage profile, it offers a vivid, terroir-first introduction to Bardiau’s craft.

Tasting Notes
Pale straw in the glass with a fine, elegant mousse, this Champagne opens with fragrant notes of lilies, citrus blossom, white currants, crushed chalk, and crisp green apple, framed by subtle hints of wheat, bread dough, and white toast. The palate is bright and energetic, with delicate bubbles, flavors of poached pear, green strawberry, sea buckthorn, oyster shell, and flint, finishing long, saline, and chalky with a taut mineral edge. Its extra-brut style brings exceptional clarity and freshness, while the blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay adds both structure and finesse. Designed for immediate enjoyment, it also has the balance and acidity to develop additional complexity over the next few years.

Production
Préface comes from two parcels in Champagne’s Côte des Bar, where the soils are based on Kimmeridgian chalky marl and Portlandian clay-limestone, giving the wine its distinctive mineral character. The blend is 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay, with 80% from the 2018 vintage and 20% reserve wines, fermented partly in stainless steel and partly in oak before spending 24 months on lees in bottle. Since 2022, the cuvée has been made as Brut Nature with no dosage, emphasizing freshness, precision, and terroir expression.

Food & Serving
This Champagne is a natural match for oysters, sushi, sashimi, shellfish, ceviche, delicate white fish, and creamy soft cheeses, as well as lightly salted snacks and poultry dishes with a refined sauce. Serve well chilled at around 8–10°C, and decanting is not recommended; instead, open shortly before serving to preserve its fine mousse and crisp aromatic lift.

Producer
Champagne Bardiau is a family producer in the Côte des Bar, one of Champagne’s most exciting areas for small grower-led estates. Their focus is on sustainable viticulture and transparent terroir expression, and the estate is certified Viticulture Durable en Champagne. Préface serves as the house’s signature introduction and reflects Bardiau’s growing reputation for finely tuned, energetic Champagnes with strong regional identity.

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