La Grande Anne 2014 is the perfect champagne for gourmet food. To fully appreciate its unique style & aromas, this wine is best served between 8 & 10C. You can enjoy La Grande Anne 2014 now or choose to age it in your cellar.

Colour: Tinted with golden glints that reflect the wines maturity & Bollinger vinification techniques. Nose: A precise & fruity nose with a slight scent of sea-air. Aromas of cherry & lemon mingle with quince & bergamot. Then notes of hazelnut & almond, peach & mirabelle plum complete this wines range of aromas. Palate: The initial sensation is a fine & intense effervescence, followed by a wonderful vinosity, & then balanced with delicate acidity. Its very fine texture & sea-air finish bring excellent length on the palate, accompanied by a delicate minerality & the complex flavours of orchard fruit & citrus. This wine unfurls gradually, revealing its full potential & intensity.

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This is Madame Bollinger's ultimate gift, the result of rare conditions: a blend between a great champagne & one of the very best red wines of the Champagne region, both from the same vintage. To the eye: Salmon coloured with orange hues To the nose: Red currant & almonds aromas followed by spicy & grilled notes. Flavours of great Burgundy Pinot Noirs. To the palate: Surprisingly wine-like but also very lively. Aromas of cherries, or kirsch, & toasted bread. 68% Pinot Noir, 32% Chardonnay, 89% Grands crus, 11% Premiers Crus, 5% red Cote aux Enfants wine. At Bollinger, only very high quality harvests become vintage: vintage 2004 gives us beautifully wine-like champagne, with pleasant hints of a great Pinot Noir. ...

Light coral in colour. Dried grass & redberries on the nose with hints of fresh tobacco & dried flowers. Notes of mirabelle plum, freshly cut grass & kirsch on the palate. ...

A delicate rose colour derived from La Cte aux Enfants Pinot Noir. On the nose, aromas of redcurrant & black fruits accompany lovely notes of citrus. The palate has a great deal of delicacy. The freshness & creamy texture are prolonged by a racy finish. Best enjoyed with savoury dishes. Duck breast filets, quail, pigeon or guinea fowl. Venison sauce Grand Veneur. Exotic or oriental cuisine. La Grande Anne Ros 2012 is powerful & complex champagne which enhances & complements perfectly the subtlest gourmet experiences. To fully appreciate its unique style, bouquet & aromas, this wine is best served between 8 & 10C. You can enjoy La Grande Anne Ros 2012 right away, or choose to age it in your cellar. ...

The PN TX17 is a wine to be enjoyed by enthusiasts interested in the expression of Pinot Noir from across the Champagne region. To fully appreciate its unique style & aromas, PN TX17 is best served between 8 & 10C. You can enjoy this wine now or leave it in the cellar to develop further. To the eye: A colour with delicate golden hues. To the nose: Notes of dried flowers, joined by aromas of tobacco & mocha. Liquorice & dried fruit round off these sophisticated, subtle & complex aromas. On the palate: A very fruity, lively facet with notes of cooked apricot, peach & exotic fruit, followed by flavours of acacia honey, fresh walnut & spices. A wonderful salinity complements the acidity of the wine. It finishes on red fruit, crme de cassis & surprising notes of citrus zest. A lively, linear wine with great clarity & in contrast with the nose. Pair with: Tomme des Ardennes cheese millefeuille, tonka bean-infused chutney. Roast quail, dried apricots & honey-lemon sauce. Chaource cheese. ...

Pinot Noir is the pillar of the Champagne Bollinger style, & the House has forged its reputation by showcasing this variety. The PN cuve aims to prolong the heritage & the legendary style Bollinger is renowned for. This VZ16 edition is the second interpretation from the new collection. Each year will see a new addition to the PN collection, exploring the Houses various terroirs in a different way. To the eye: A colour with golden undertones. To the nose: Opens with fruity notes of apple, rhubarb, quince & mirabelle plum. After a few moments, hazelnut aromas complement the aromatic palette. On the palate: A wonderful creamy effervescence yields to a delectable & expressive quality. Exotic flavours, with brioche & hints of stewed fruit, precede a saline finish. PN VZ16 is a wine to be enjoyed by enthusiasts interested in the expression of Pinot Noir from across the Champagne region. To fully appreciate its unique style & aromas, PN VZ16 is best served between 8 & 10C. You can enjoy PN VZ16 now or leave it in the cellar to develop further. ...

Limited stock, only 1 bottle left. R.D. stands for Recemment Degorge, (recently disgorged): Madame Bollinger created this legendary vintage in 1961, giving the world the opportunity to taste a champagne aged on lees for an exceptionally long time. Her great vision? Enabling knowledgeable wine connoisseurs to share a very special moment, when very recently disgorged wine is as fresh & aromatic as ever. It was a small revolution in the world of champagne... The daring Bollinger R.D. could only become James Bond's favourite champagne. superb deep colour. Intense light. To the nose is great depth, hints of cashew & honey, flavours of caramelised apple pie. Woods & mushroom fricassee aromas. To the palate are complex stone fruit aromas revealed by time. Notes of mocha, cocoa & truffle. Great structure. Since 1952, small parcels of certain vintages of La Grande Annee have been kept on the lees for extended ageing, & then released years later as this unique wine. The vintage is 1999, the 22nd edition of this great wine, & it is ready now. 63% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay. 82% Grands Crus, 18% Premiers Crus. Only the very best among vintage champagnes become Bollinger R.D. 1999 was a magnificent year with hints of the 1970 & 1983 vintages. A very long maturation, more than three times longer than required by the appellation, for an infinite array of flavours: a true wine alchemy. Dosage: Very low: Extra Brut, 3 to 4 grams of sugar per litre. Intense, taut & full flavoured, with complex toasty notes & bright citrus freshness. There's also fine acidity, & notes of ripe apple, as well as some nectarine richness. Overall, though, this is a powerful wine with savoury bite, & the potential for further development. Wonderful stuff. 95/100. Jamie Goode, The Wine Anorak.com. ...

Candied fruit with sweet spice on the nose with hints of orange marmalade & mirabelle A full & harmonious palate with notes of tarte tatin & sauted fruit. Serve at 8C. Limited stock. ...

The Bollinger R.D. Experience: The contrast between a wonderful freshness & the exceptional aromas of an old vintage. An old vintage, disgorged shortly before its release, with a very low dosage the R.D. cuve embodies the audacity of Madame Bollinger, a wine ahead of its time. An extremely slim Champagne with a slightly buttery vanilla-like note as the top layer on above the dry notes of cocoa, hazelnut cream, dried apricots, blood orange & red juicy apples. An unusually fine-tuned classic. To the eye: Intense shimmers of gold. To the nose: Complex on the nose with aromas of honey & brioche. This is followed by a host of spices (ginger, cumin, caraway & more), before evolving into notes of mirabelle plum, dried apricot & fresh hazelnut. On the palate: A lively & clean opening that reveals notes of white plum, walnut & aniseed. Its freshness is beautiful & its tension incredible. Made with 14 crus: 91% Grands crus & 9% Premiers crus. ...

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 & wild strawberry; a spicy touch, not unlike Special Cuvee. To the palate: a subtle combination of structure, length & vivacity, with a tannic finish due to the adjunction of red wine; bubbles as fine as velvet; flavours of wild berries. Pair with Crayfish, lobster, one-side cooked salmon. Japanese cuisine or not-so-spicy Asian cuisine. Fruit based dessert: fruit soup, strawberry tart, raspberries. With its intimate & unusual flavours, Bollinger Rose can be served for afternoon tea, Bollinger-style. It is also perfect for a picnic on a summer afternoon, as a predinner drink or served with a fruity & tart dessert. To fully appreciate its unique style, bouquet & aromas, Bollinger Rose is best served between 10 & 12 Deg C. ...