Bollinger Special Cuvee Champagne

Champagne Bollinger was founded in Aÿ in 1829 by Athanase Hennequin de Villermont, Paul Renaudin and Joseph Bollinger, and remains one of the few great Champagne houses still owned by its founding family. It is known for Pinot Noir-led power, fermentation in old oak casks and a unique library of around 700,000 reserve-wine magnums aged under natural cork, all of which give its Champagnes remarkable depth and consistency.

Special Cuvée, named in 1911, is the signature of the Bollinger style. It blends 60% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay and 15% Meunier, with more than 85% of the fruit from Grand and Premier Cru vineyards. Around 30% is fermented in old oak casks, and the blend relies on a majority of reserve wines, including some aged in magnums for 5 to 15 years. Aged in the cellar for more than twice the appellation minimum and finished with an 8–9 g/L dosage, it is rich, vinous and gastronomic, with a fresh, lively structure.