the bruno paillard champagne rosé brut première cuvée

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T HE B RUNO P AILLARD C HAMPAGNE R OSÉ B RUT P REMIÈRE C UVÉE
BY JOSHUA
BAER
“Some people have had changes in behavior, hostility, agitation, depressed mood,
ambitions. For the last twenty years, artisanal Champagne has been touted
suicidal thoughts or actions while using Chantix. If you have side effects that
as everything from the wave of the future to a cure for Gallic boredom.
bother you or don’t go away, tell your doctor. You may have trouble sleeping,
The difference between Bruno Paillard and most of his peers is that Paillard
vivid, unusual, or strange dreams while taking Chantix.” (From chantix.com.)
exceeded his own expectations. Somehow, with nearly flawless style, he
“Do not take Cialis if you use recreational drugs called ‘poppers’ like
amyl nitrite and butyl nitrite. The most common side effects with Cialis are:
produced a Rosé Champagne that asks as many questions as it answers.
One of the best places to buy the Bruno Paillard Champagne Rosé Brut
headache, indigestion, back pain, muscle aches, flushing, and stuffy or runny
Première Cuvée is J. J. Buckley Fine Wines, in Oakland, California (jjbuckley.
nose. Call your healthcare provider if you get any side effect that bothers you
com). Roland Hankerson, J. J. Buckley’s fine-wine specialist, appreciates the
or one that does not go away. Uncommon but serious side effects include an
difference between selling wine and selling Champagne. In the same way that
erection that won’t go away. If you get an erection lasting more than four hours,
you and I put bottles in our cellars to protect them from harm, Hankerson puts
seek immediate medical help to avoid long-term injury. Stop sexual activity and
his Champagne clients in a special category to protect us from thirst. Bottles are
get medical help right away if you get symptoms such as chest pain, dizziness,
$75. Magnums are $150, though Hankerson has the occasional flash sale when
or nausea during sex.” (From cialis.com.)
you can buy magnums at a discount.
“A variety of abnormal thinking and behavior changes have been reported
Rosé Champagne has been known to create euphoric moments, both
to occur in association with the use of sedative/hypnotics. Some of these
among Rosé Champagne-naïve and Rosé Champagne-experienced persons.
changes may be characterized by decreased inhibition (e.g. aggressiveness
These moments can extend into memories. Do not drink Rosé Champagne
and extroversion that seemed out of character). Visual and auditory
if you think that Mitch McConnell is “just doing his job.” If you experience
hallucinations have been reported as well as behavioral changes such as
weightlessness, the sensation of time stopping in its tracks, or the
bizarre behavior, agitation, and depersonalization. Complex behaviors
compulsion to prepare and eat foods, make phone calls, and have sex,
such as ‘sleep-driving’ (i.e., driving while not fully awake after ingestion
contact your healthcare provider but do not be surprised if he or she
of a sedative-hypnotic, with amnesia for the event) have been reported
with sedative-hypnotics, including Ambien CR. These events can
occur in sedative-hypnotic-naïve as well as in sedative-hypnoticexperienced persons. Due to the risk to the patient and the
community, discontinuation of Ambien CR should be strongly
considered for patients who report a ‘sleep-driving’ episode.
Other complex behaviors (e.g., preparing and eating food,
making phone calls, or having sex) have been reported in
asks for an invitation to dinner. Rosé Champagne should not be used
as a panacea, as a substitute for bath gel, or as an answer to trick
questions. Among women, a reported side effect is the desire to
spend the night in an orchard, with glimpses of constellations
through the branches and leaves. Among men, there are no
lasting side effects, other than the urge to accompany the
women who want to spend the night in an orchard.
Rosé Champagne contains alcohol. While alcohol
patients who are not fully awake after taking a sedative-
can and will blur the line between loss of inhibition and
hypnotic. As with ‘sleep-driving’, patients usually do not
evaporation of personal space, this is not necessarily
remember these events.” (From ambiencr.com.)
Which brings us to the Bruno Paillard Champagne
Rosé Brut Première Cuvée.
a detriment, especially when the walls of self-absorption
come tumbling down. Like other alcoholic beverages,
including but not limited to the red Burgundies of
In the glass, the Bruno Paillard Champagne
Bonnes-Mares, the white Burgundies of Corton-
Rosé Brut is a crystal-clear copper. The bouquet is
Charlemagne and Puligny-Montrachet, the red
elegant, immediate, and wild. On the palate, there are
Bordeaux of Pomerol and St. Emilion, the red Rhones
suggestions of animism, polytheism, and therapeutic
of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and the red Bandols
commitments. The free-associative nature of the
of Domaine Tempier and Domaine Gros ’Noré,
attack suggests that Bruno Paillard, his wife, Marie, their
ingestion of Rosé Champagne can induce pathos,
vineyard manager, Jerome Courgey, and their architect,
otherwise known as the deep-seated longing
Jacques Blehaut, are in long-term therapy, possibly with
for enchantment. You may experience dreams
the same analyst. With each taste, you keep waiting for
of another life, a life that may or may not belong
a lapse in the charm. The lapse never comes. One of
to a person who may or may not be you. Is that
this Champagne’s attributes is its consistency. Another
person alive, or a visitor from a future that does
is its restraint. The finish manages to be generous
not include your identity? If such questions persist,
without becoming lavish, brilliant without becoming
contact your soul right away. If your soul does not
clever, honest without becoming blunt.
respond, don’t give in to despair. These things take
In 1981, at the age of twenty-seven, Bruno
time. Your answer is on its way.
Paillard sold his Jaguar to raise the money to buy
a vineyard and re-invent Champagne. His belief in the
art of Champagne fueled and tempered his ambitions.
During the 1980s and 1990s, there were dozens of
French men and women who shared Bruno Paillard’s
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