Bollinger Special Cuvee Non Vintage Champagne | 75 cl

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Bollinger has a reputation for producing muscular champagnes with body, depth and power, and is today considered one of the "Great" Champagne houses. The House owns an impressive 178 hectares of vineyards, of which 85% are Grand Cru and Premier Cru vines. Pinot Noir represents 60% of the House's vineyards and defines the House style: complex and powerful with remarkable structure. Bollinger Special Cuvée Brut is a true classics among champagnes – but it is also one of the flagship cuvées by prestigious champagne house Bollinger. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

I don't drink Champagne/Prosecco/Cava/Bubbly/whatever to try to be 'posh' or 'snobby', I really do enjoy drinking and enjoying it and like most things, I have my favourites! Bollinger is also allowed to age in cellar, on the lees, for a minimum of 36 months, (twice the legal minimum) before disgorgement, allowing these lees-y, brioche flavours to develop and gain balance. The non-vintage blend is always based predominately on wines made from the current harvest, enriched with aged wines (their proportion and age varies by brand) from earlier harvests, which impart an additional level of complexity to the end wine.She ran the company between 1941 and 1977 and today it is managed by her great-nephew, Ghislain de Montgolfier. On the nose: A beautiful aromatic complexity; ripe fruit and spicy aromas; hints of roasted apples, apple compote and peaches. Over a century later, the name of the champagne emblematic of Bollinger’s expertise still encapsulates its entire history. PN VZ16 is the second interpretation in a new series that will be released every year, always with a focus on one of Bollinger’s Pinot Noir crus.

Champagnes from a single vintage are labelled with the year reference and with the description Millésimé. The palate has a flinty austeritywith Braeburn apple, white pepper and subtle spice followed by yeasty richnessand a brisk finish. Please use this section to instruct your driver on a specific place to leave the package(s) if the recipient is out, such as ‘If out leave with neighbour’. Over the years the vineyard holdings have been steadily increased with the largest expansion taking place under the stewardship of the legendary Mme Lily Bollinger.Another singularity are the reserve wines which are aged in magnums under cork for many years to create outstanding wines in the unique Bollinger style. The most significant period of its history was from 1941 to 1977, the tenure of Madame“Lilly” Bollinger, who expanded production significantly and was ahead of her time in travelling the world to promote the brand. Its durability and resistance to spring frosts make the Marne Valley, a notorious frost pocket, its natural home. It produces lighter, fresher wines than those from Burgundy and gives finesse, fruit and elegance to the final blend.

Triumphant complexity is a given at Bollinger, but it’s the dynamic freshness and vitality that really set it apart as one of the most affordable Champagne benchmarks.This is a complex and elegant Champagne with a wonderful combination of velvety bubbles and flavours of pear, brioche, spice and fresh walnuts.