Bollinger Brut Special Cuvee NV

Bollinger Special Cuvee Brut Champagne. The grapes come from different vineyards. The majority comes from the Marne valley supplemented with Premier and Grand Cru land! (60% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Meunir) This Champagne can be stored u...

Exudes honey, with richness and a supple texture. Peach, biscuit and dried orange peel notes add complexity, and the wine glides to a long, lingering aftertaste of honey and brioche. Drink now through 2012. 25,000 cases imported. -BS Wine Spectator. A Champagne Blend wine from Champagne in France. N.V. Bollinger Special Cuvee 750ml

Medium-bodied and rich, showing honey, bread dough and apple flavors, backed by a firm structure. Leaves a mouthwatering impression.

Bolly Sweetie? An AbFab Favourite! Pinot noir dominates this classic Champagne, that is rich and intense on the nose and palate, and has a long, satisfying finish. A true gem amongst Kings. The grapes mainly come from grands and premier crus in Champagne. Two thirds of the grapes come from Bollinger's own vineyards which guarantees consistency in the quality of its wines. 30 crus of the Departement of the Marne have a part in the composition of the blends, 80% of the grapes coming from premiers and grands crus of the Montagne de Reims and of the Cote des Blancs. These are mainly from A, Verzenay, Louvois, Mesnil s/Oger and Cuis. Grapes: 60% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, 15 % Pinot Meunier Dosage: 7 to 9 grams per liter of unfermented residual sugar Vinification: After blending, bottling and second fermentation, the Special Cuvée will rest for a minimum of three years on its lees. This ageing process is far longer than the minimum requirements of the Champagne Appellation. It gives the wines the necessary time to achieve balance and allows for the aromas to fully develop. Rest: The Special Cuvée will rest for three months in the cellar after disgorging and before shipping. This is the necessary time for the wine to assimilate the "liqueur d'expidedition" and to recover suitable balance for tasting.

Bollinger's entire know-how is revealed in its ability to recreate a blend that is consistant, year after year, in style and quality, and to recompose this bouquet of aromas, this unique combination of body, balance, vinosity and finesse. It is on this wine that the House bases its difference, maked its qualitative choices and means to be judged. The first fermentation of the wines takes place in small stainless steel vats or oak casks. Some thirty crus from the Marne deparmentement go into it's composition, including a large proportion (80% minimum) of Grands crus and Premiers crus. The blend relies especially on Pinot Noir (on average: 60%). In order to preserve consistancy, 5 - 10% of reserve wines kept for five to ten years in magnums stopped with cork, go into the composition of the blend. The wine is aged in the cellar for a minimum of three years prior to disgorgement and a further 3 month before it is shipped.

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Yeasty and layered with streaks of citrus and stone, saturated with fresh bread-dough scents and bursting with fresh fruit, it hits the palate like a middle linebacker and holds it in a bulldog?s grip. Flavor flavor flavor, through a confident, exceptionally long finish.