Émilien Boutillat, Chef de Cave Champagne Piper-Heidsieck, on the art of assemblage Harvest 2021
"Knowing how to drink is a national technique that distinguishes the French and at the same time proves their efficiency, their self-control and their sociability," stated Roland Barthes in his Mythologies (1957) and Émilien Boutillat, Chef de Cave Champagne Piper-Heidsieck, is in this venerable tradition.

In this video from the Champagne Library Report Harvest 2021 series, he explains his technique of blending the three grape varieties, Malo or No-Malo, and the use of reserve wines.
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