Bollinger Special Cuvee Non Vintage Champagne | 75 cl

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To the eye: Bronze tones combined with the intense depth of a great red wine. To the nose: The nobility of red berries: hints of red currant, cherry and wild strawberry. A spicy touch, not unlike Special Cuvée. To the palate. A subtle combination of structure, length and vivacity, with a tannic finish due to the adjunction of red wine. Bubbles as fine as velvet. Flavours of wild berries.

Six generations of the Bollinger family have maintained the trademark style of their namesake Champagne and it is one of a few remaining Grand Marque houses owned, controlled and managed by the same family since the brand's founding. Special Delivery Requests? Let us know if we need instructions for where to find your house or want us to leave your wine in the shed! Champagne Bollinger was established in 1829 by Jacques Bollinger and to this day is still family-owned.Special Cuvée is the result of the delicate blending between harvest grapes and a majority of reserve wines, including some aged in magnums for more than 15 years in Bollinger's cellars. Bollinger? If it is a ‘69, you were expecting me.' Moonraker, 1979. Champagne Bollinger continues more than 50 years of 007 and the Bollinger / James Bond relationship. Today Bollinger Champagne remains James Bond's favourite and bears the Royal Warrant. Vintages are produced only in exceptional years from grand and premier cru vineyards. The blend of 60% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay and 15% Pinot Meunier grapes gives a beautiful aromatic complexity of ripe fruit, hints of roasted apples, apple compote and peaches. This Champagne is a blend of wines coming from various harvests, including reserve wines aged in magnums for 5 to 15 years. Bollinger Champagne is available at The Champagne Company and began with Joseph Bollinger in 1822 who took up employment with Müller-Ruinart, but later joined forces with Paul Renaudin and the Comte de Villermont to form Renaudin, Bollinger Co in 1829. The Bollinger vineyard estate has 152 hectares of vineyards in the heart of the Champagne area in the grand crus and premiers crus with a style derived from Pinot Noir grapes; grown in the very best grand crus of Ay, Bouzy and Verzenay. Bollinger recently bought Ayala Champagne in 2005.

Don't wait in! We'll drop you a text the day of your expected delivery by 4pm and let you know a 2 hour delivery window Large items (delivered by two people, such as appliances and furniture) can be returned using our Home Collection service. Elisabeth Bollinger was also passionately involved with the House’s destiny. She was only 42 when she lost her husband at the height of the war; without hesitation and with great dignity she stepped in and threw herself heart and soul into her new role. 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. Around this time Bollinger also acquired some of its precious pinot noir vineyards, using the grapes in the production of its two rosés.The UK’s only retail and commercial drinks specialist. We’ve been selling wholesale winesfor over 40 years. As a country-wide business, we know your customers and what they drink better than anyone else. of the harvest is fermented in oak barrels, making the finished wines well-suited to extended ageing and contributing body and depth of flavour. There are only two types of blends produced, both pinot noir-dominated: the non-vintage Special Cuvée is the expression of the Bollinger house style, while the vintage-dated Grande Année, produced only in exceptional years, is designed to express the inherent character of the vintage. R.D (Recently Disgorged) is the same blend as Grande Année, kept on its lees and disgorged much later. Bollinger is an undeniably iconic Champagne house, and this Champagne will definitely live up to expectations. Elegant and with real complexity, Special Cuvée is world renowned for its graceful taste.

Our bins hold 18-24 bottles of wine or Champagne or 2-3 cases of lager when filled with ice and water. Drinks will be chilled in 30-45 minutes and will be kept cold for several hours, especially if kept in the shade.

Notes of flowerybeeswax, white fruit and quince on the nose. The palate has a flinty austeritywith Braeburn apple, white pepper and subtle spice followed by yeasty richnessand a brisk finish. The Wine Society 2000 - 2023 Registered name: International Exhibition Co-operative Wine Society Limited Register Number: 1824R (IP) During her many visits abroad her natural grace and charm worked wonders. Cheerful and witty, Madame Bollinger was nonetheless a formidable strategist and businesswoman. A perfectionist, she would tolerate nothing short of excellence. She was always ready to innovate, and was the driving force behind the highly original Bollinger R.D. cuvée.

Crayfish, lobster, one-side cooked salmon. Japanese cuisine or not-so-spicy Asian cuisine. Fruit-based dessert: fruit soup, strawberry tart, raspberries.Bollinger Special Cuvee Champagne is Bollinger's Brut Non Vintage benchmark wine. Bollinger only produces two different blends; that designed for the Special cuvee, and that which will become Grande Annee. Following the harvest period, Bollinger's decisions on blending are not made before January. The blend for the Special cuvee is an ideal version of the classic Champagne blend, using the different grapes of a given year from a variety of crus, with the addition of older, reserve wines. pinot noir, 25%chardonnay, 15% meunier sourced from more than 300 crus, including 85% grandsand premiers crus, fermented in old oak barrels. The complexity and richness ofSpecial Cuvée is unparalleled among the entry non-vintage blends of everyChampagne house, short of ascending to the mesosphere of Krug. Its grand recipeexplains why, built on incredible depth of 50-60% reserves. Triumphantcomplexity is a given at Bollinger, but it's the dynamic freshness and vitalitythat really set it apart as one of the most affordable Champagne benchmarks. Read more John Lewis plc, registered office: 171 Victoria Street, London SW1E 5NN. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Register no. 724309) for the purpose of introducing the credit provided by Creation Consumer Finance Ltd, registered office: Wellington Buildings, 2-4 Wellington Street, Belfast BT1 6HT.