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R.D. - 2008

Bollinger

4.4 / 5.0

Region
France » Champagne AOC
Type
white traditional sparkling, extra brut
Producer
Bollinger
Vintage
2008
Disgorged
2022-10-28
On lees
>156 months
Grapes
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
Alcohol
12.5
Sugar
3.4
Price
11900 UAH
Cellar
1 bottles
Bollinger R.D. 2008

Ratings

4.4 / 5.0750 ml@MI6 · La Grande Années

The wine presents a restrained bouquet, featuring green apple, crème brûlée, buckwheat bread, ginger, and cider, with notes of lemongrass and yeasty dough. Its character is delicate yet distinct. On the palate, it's fresh and focused, leading to a long aftertaste.

Wine #6 on La Grande Années event.

Bollinger

Bollinger, a renowned French Champagne house, has been a symbol of luxury sparkling wines since its establishment in 1829 in Aÿ, France. Founded by Hennequin de Villermont, Paul Renaudin, and Jacques Bollinger, it remains one of the few independent Champagne houses, continuously managed by the Bollinger family since 1889. Bollinger's uniqueness lies in its deep roots in the Champagne region, dating back to 1585 with the Hennequin family. This storied history, coupled with their commitment to maintaining family management and independence, sets them apart in an industry increasingly dominated by large conglomerates.

Over the years, Bollinger has built its vineyards at the heart of the finest crus in Champagne. Champagne Bollinger’s 179 hectares of vines are made up of 85% Grand and Premier crus and are farmed by teams of growers across 7 separate vineyards: Aÿ, Avenay, Tauxières, Louvois and Verzenay for pinot noir, around the Montagne de Reims, Cuis for chardonnay on the Côte des Blancs and Champvoisy for meunier in the Vallée de la Marne.

Another of Bollinger’s distinctive features are two plots, the Clos Saint-Jacques and Chaudes Terres, which have never succumbed to phylloxera. These ungrafted vines are entirely tended by hand and reproduced using a form of layering called provignage, thereby providing the means to preserve this extraordinary heritage from which the very exclusive Vieilles Vignes Françaises cuvée is produced.