In the glass
Aroma: ripe apple, spice, smoky charm, brioche, fresh walnut
Palate: rich apple, peach, bitter orange, long savoury finish
A Pinot-led, oak-influenced brut of real depth: ripe apple and peach burst through with bitter orange while brioche and fresh walnut linger on a savoury finish.
What it pairs with
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Roast chicken
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The wine's weight and walnut notes meet roasted poultry. -
Pate en croute
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Smoky depth and structure frame a rich pate. -
Comte
Oak-driven richness and walnut echo the aged cheese.
History
Bollinger registered the Special Cuvee name in 1911 to describe its drier house style, built on Pinot Noir, oak fermentation and reserve wines aged in magnum under cork.
- 1911 — Special Cuvee name registered for the dry house brut
Facts
- Producer
- Champagne Bollinger
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier
- Classification
- AOC Champagne
- Oak
- Fermented partly in old oak barrels; reserve wines stored in magnum under cork
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- EUR 50 to 70 at retail
- Drinking window
- now to 8 from release
- First vintage
- 1911
Scores
- Vinous 92