romo

9.2

Yes, it’s Bolly but this lacks the stuffing of the brüt cuvées in the mid-palate. Nit-pick! — 2 months ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

15 person Champagne tasting with friends.

The Bollinger PN was crafted to show the beauty of Pinot Noir. They succeeded. Beautiful cuvée that shows no weaknesses start to finish. Wire to wire, no peaks or valleys. — 3 years ago

Ted

9.3

Shamefully I do not drink much Champagne. This stuff is rock solid. Just the tiniest bubbles. Mostly PN with a splash of Chardonnay. Sea shell, nutty. — 4 years ago

with Jeni

Matt

9.5

Fried chickie and Krug. Life is good! Classic house style but this cuvée seemed to have a touch more floral and fruit layers to its already considerable array of flavors and aromas. As always the most impressive trait is how so much expanse and depth can be so fine and detailed with its acidity. 47 PN 36 CH 17 MEU — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.4

Sexy pink Bolly @ £71 in cool metal box 😍 & yes that’s on my local road 🤣

🍇 72% PN, 28% Ch & 7% red wine

🍷 Peachy salmon

👃 Subtle red fruits through grapefruit w/ minerals galore, zested honey, sweet biscuit, brioche, dried raspberry, mashed pairs, rose water, chamilia & fuchsia w/ a touch of new oak & yeast

👄 Med bodied fine mousse of creamy grapefruit biscuit driven red fruits w/ dry minerals oozing through raspberry, red apple & peach

🎯 Med+ grapefruit & red fruit biscuity dry peach linger — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.2

NV amazing QPR Rose bubbles @ £30-36 reviewed before but quick notes again 😁 perfect in Zalto Universal 👍

🍇 62% PN, 24% C & 14% PM with 6% still red

🍷 Peachy salmon glimmering pink

👃 Strawberry cream biscuit w/ raspberry & peach

👄 Med bodied creamy mousse of peach, strawberry, raspberry & grapefruit w/ a sweet shortbread biscuit

🎯 Med+ fresh fruits (as above) w/ a dry biscuity finish
— 9 years ago

Lars "Ludde" Andersson

9.2

Wonderful PN mineral, fruity integrated tannins Magnum! — 11 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.4

Great Bollinger release. Rich Blanc de Noirs. — 6 months ago

Matt Waring

9.2

Outstanding PN dominant Champagne giving up tons of green apple and toast, with pleasant richness and tons of bubbles. — 2 years ago

with Christine

Willie Carter

9.2

A particularly vivid shade of gold in the glass with little green flecks. Stunning perlage with tiny bubbles that rush out but soon dissipate rather quickly. Immediately you can tell this is a deep and rich champagne. The nose blooms with peaches and pears initially and honeydew providing support. There’s a bit of oak, a bit of toast, and a touch of custard. It’s such a pretty nose with a nice streak of vivid red berries behind it all.

This is a very magisterial champagne. Imperious and glorious. 66/17/17 PM/CH/PN aged for 6 years and disgorged in August of 2021. It definitely has the feel of much more mature wine than it actually is. Exceedingly dry at the Extra Brut dosage of 2 g/l, it’s still approachable and generous. The tension grows as it warms and starts to really become itself.

This just gets nicer and nicer as time goes on. So pure and clean. For some, this may be too austere but it does open itself up to you in the end. An abundance of citrus on the palate with just a bit of smoke. Impressively long finish that leaves you contemplative. A stately champagne that I will definitely need more of. — 4 years ago

Matt

9.3

Wow, just gorgeous for the price. Generous, balanced, layered. Intelligent use of wood here, adds a subtle richness and intrigue. Asian pear, melon, citrus, cherry blossoms, wet chalk, hazelnut, cured meat, sea spray, brioche, cream. Noticeable autolysis character. Nice weight and concentration for entry NV, reminiscent of Ouriet, and there’s an influence from Krug that’s apparent to me. 50 PN 50 CH (1..17-08?) 11/2016 disgorgement — 8 years ago

Raj Harb

9.6

Most surprising wine of the wknd. Supreme balance. 4/17 disgorge. 70/30 pn/chard according to Kermit Lynch website — 9 years ago

Samvel Simonyants

9.0

28/IX/2017
Дольки зеленого и желтого яблок, цедра лимона, нектарин, тальк, вода с мёдом. В долгом развитии карамелизованное яблоко. Объемно при достаточно легком теле, исключительно сбалансировано, на полутонах. 17/20

(DD: October 2016)
(60% PN, 40% Ch | 65% 2012, 35% 2011) — 9 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.2

Wonderful example of a big house going small with the caliber of wine in the bottle and the "grower" feel of the wine on the palate. — 2 years ago

Gabriele Rotti

9.5

19/11 degorgement — 2 years ago

Carrie Bowden

9.4

Disgorged 2019 — 3 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

Alinea
Joe severenio & paul hicks
4/17 — 6 years ago

Scot McIntosh

9.0

First Savart. First Blanc de Noirs that screamed 100% PN for me. Incredible purity and precision. Disgorged 4/17. — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.1

This £126 NV Krug needs time as a little to sharp & acidic for now, even with food 😎 leave 5yrs 😉

Krug ID 216027
Edition 164
Disg’d Spring 2016
Wines 1990-2008

🍇 48% PN, 35% Char & 17% PM

🍷 Light straw

👃 Citrus almond sweet biscuit brioche

👄 Med bodied fresh citrus tart mousse w/ Granny Smith green sharp apple in med+ acidity

🎯 Long mineral dry biscuity punchy citrus & green apple — 8 years ago

Martijn

9.4

2004 vintage. This is sparkling wine. Brioche dominated. Lengthy finish way over two minutes. For over the past 17 years we drink a bottle in october and it never dissapointed. Merci Bollinger! — 10 years ago