1911 Georges Bollinger Special Cuve non-vintage brut 100 Bollinger
Special Cuve reserve wines Bollinger’s 715

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60% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, 15% Meunier. 85%

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12%

(James Suckling’s rating: 93 points)
60% pinot noir25% chardonnay 15% pinot meunier40%

(Robert Parker’s rating: 92 points)
Bollingerros, Bollinger NV Brut Special CuveSpecial Cuve

AN ICON AMONG NON-VINTAGE CHAMPAGNES

In 1911, Georges Bollingers British agent gave him the idea for the name Special Cuve as he found the expression non-vintage brut did not befit a champagne of such subtlety.More than a hundred years later, the name of Bollingers key figure champagne still symbolizes both its expertise and its history.

Special Cuve is the result of the delicate blending between harvest grapes and a majority of reserve wines, including some aged in magnums for more than 15 years in Bollingers cellars. It bears out the Houses hallmark know-how and ability to recreate year after year a cuve with a constancy of style and quality.

Country of Origin:
France

Type:
Champagne

Grape Varieties:
60% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Meunier. Over 85% Grands and Premiers crus.

Maturation:
Cellar aged for more than twice the time required by the appellation.

Dosage:
Moderate, 7 to 8 grams per litre.

ABV:
12%

Tasting Notes:
(James Suckling’s rating: 93 points)
Lovely density and a fine-bubble texture. Dried apple and apricot with hints of dried flowers. Medium to full body. with medium-rich fruit. Spice, zest and ginger character. Usually 10% in barrel. 60% pinot noir, 25% chardonnay and 15% pinot meunier. About 40% reserve wine kept in magnums. Always really well done. Drink now.

(Robert Parker’s rating: 92 points)
Like its ros counterpart, the latest release of Bollinger’s NV Brut Special Cuve is showing especially well, bursting from the glass with aromas of honeyed apples, crisp stone fruit, buttery pastry, ripe lemons and fresh walnuts. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and vinous, with a deep core of beautifully ripe fruit, racy acids and a pillowy mousse, it’s a charming, characterful wine that proves that Special Cuve is firmly back where it belongs.