2008 Bollinger, R.D., Champagne 1x300cl

Champagne ⋅ France
Vintage: 2008 ⋅ Other: 2007
Pack size: 1x300cl
Pack type: Original Wooden Case
AG96JR16.5VIN89?

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Producer Profile

Producer Profile

Bollinger Champagne: Rich, Luxurious and Decadent

Revered for its rich round and luxurious style Bollinger is one of the most famous of all Champagne houses.

The high proportion of top quality Pinot Noir in the blend of the emblematic Special Cuvee Non Vintage is the key to the Bollinger style. This in combination with oak barrels for fermentation to add body and heft and access to an enviable library of reserve wines that bring layered complexity has won the house legions of fans.

The Bollinger Luxury Cuvees

The Bollinger Special Cuvee the the calling card of the house. However, there are a number of luxury cuvees made by Bollinger that are highly-collectable and immense in quality.

La Grande Annee

This is Bollinger’s vintage Champagne and is therefore based on a single harvest. La Grande Annee is released only in the best years when high quality can be guaranteed and has the characteristic Bollinger richness and weight while having huge ageing potential.

Bollinger RD

Bollinger RD (Recently Disgorged) is a fascinating Champagne. It is the same as La Grande Annee but bottles are kept back in the cellars and left of the lees for an extended period of time. These bottles are disgorged with significant bottles age, with the extra time on the lees keeps it fresh, but also means even more complexity.

Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Francaises

The Vieilles Vignes Francaises is a remarkable Champagne. Taken from an ever-shrinking and absolutely minuscule plot of pre-phylloxera Pinot Noir vines grafted on their own rootstock. The quality is immense and the Champagne, unique. It is perhaps the most collectable Champagne of them all. There are, however, fewer than 1,000 bottles made, making it almost impossible to find.

Le Cote Aux Enfants

This is a new micro-cuvee. It comes from one of the best and most revered plots of Pinot Noir in the region. This plot yields just a couple of thousand bottles. It has made an instant impression, with Champagne expert Richard Juhlin commenting, “Vieilles Vignes Françaises will always be the great canon, but elegance is greatest at La Côte aux Enfants and having them meet in a harmonious meeting of masters is a heavenly dream reachable on earth. A world-class wine is born!’

Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes

JancisRobinson.com 16.5

71% Pinot Noir, 29% Chardonnay. Aged for 180 months on lees. Dosage 3 g/l. Tasted blind. Ripe apple and pineapple with a bruised note that becomes more noticeable on the finish. Mature, expressive style with full body and rich texture. (RH) [20/11/2025]

Anticipated maturity: 2024-2026

vinum 89?

Very dry and almost austere. Chalky, almost punishing texture. Extremely vinous and maybe ‘new style’ Bollinger? Absolutely on a knife edge as to where it’s going to fall. Could be spectacular or could be a spectacular failiure. Has he 2008 acid profile, and is amazingly preserved and youthful, but doesn’t feel as though it’s taken on the amplitude and volume of an RD. Limey finsh. [Matthew Hemming, 01/09/2023]

Antonio Galloni 96

Bollinger s 2008 R.D. is a powerful, vinous Champagne. Apricot, dried pear, tangerine oil, hazelnut, dried flowers, chamomile and brioche all race across the palate. The 2008 boasts notable depth and textural intensity, with a feeling of phenolic, almost tannin-driven grip from the Pinot that propels the finish. At times the R.D. is quite exotic, even if there is a good kick of energy from the bright, salivating acids and low dosage. The 2008 R.D. is very much a Champagne for the dinner table, a wine that benefits immensely from aeration. In 2008, the blend comprises fruit from 18 villages, 71% Pinot Noir, mostly from Ay and Verzenay and 29% Chardonnay, mostly from Mesnil-sur-Oger and Cramant. Dosage is 3 grams of dosage. I would give this a few more years in bottle to fully come together. Disgorged: October 28, 2022. [Antonio Galloni, 06/03/2023]

Anticipated maturity: 2025-2043

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