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  • Country ranking ?

    187
  • Producer ranking ?

    4
  • Decanting time

    5min
  • When to drink

    now
  • Food Pairing

    Sushi

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The underground world of the House’s cellars reveals the full importance of time at Bollinger’s. After primary fermentation in small stainless steel or wooden casks the wine is bottled in the spring and taken down to rest in the pervading silence of the chalk cellars; Special Cuvée champagne will remain there for at least three years and vintage cuvees for much longer. It is this long period of rest that develops the extraordinarily delicate a...

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Bollinger Vintage Champagne 1937 / 20.0 points /The budding was not as good as in the two preceding years. Flowering was very rapid. Attacks of pyralis and cochylis on the first growth and grape caterpillars on the second growth caused great losses. Average date of harvest in Champagne: 21 September. The harvest began in sunny conditions and was of a good quality after sorting, but it amounted to 15 to 20% less than estimated. The average yield of the harvest was 4,700 kg/ha. Comprises 16 crus, including principally: Aÿ (21%), Bouzy (16%), Verzenay, (8%) and Avize (8%). Like the 1945, disgorged during the restoration of Mme Bollinger’s personal cellar in 1969.
Tasted blind. Deep orangey gold. Intense orange and apricot and spice on the nose with just a touch of toastiness. Fragrant – almost jasmine notes. Incredible freshness and fluid texture, almost no mousse – creamy and viscous. On the palate there is beautiful freshness and fruit purity, delicately honeyed and so little mushroom. Incredible intensity of flavour, drives across the palate. Orange-peel bitter freshness and some dried apricot but still has energy. (JH)

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Origin

Ay, Champagne

Vintage Quality

Outstanding

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

Below Average

Fake factory

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PN TX 17

PN VZ15

PNVZ16

R.D. Bollinger

RD Collection

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Special Cuvée

Verzenay Réserve

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