Description

Sparkling Wine: 1982 | Bollinger | R.D.

Medium golden yellow, silver tints. Finely scented nutty nuances and delicate herbal spicy notes.

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Producer: Bollinger

Ratings: VN | 96 WA | 96

Vintage: 1982

Size: 750ml

ABV: 12.3%

Varietal: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir

Country/Region: France, Champagne

Medium golden yellow, silver tints. Finely scented nutty nuances and delicate herbal spicy notes. Juicy, great complexity, finely expressive, with subtle notes of yellow peach, lime and rock salt tones on the finish, fine nut reverberations. Very fresh on the palate, a bouquet offering soft savoury nuances, wonderful length.

Reviews:

• Vinous: Bollingers 1982 R.D., disgorged in 1995, makes for a great palate cleanser. Mature, but with enough freshness to drink well for at least another handful of years, the 1982 is a fabulous example of just how well Champagne can age with proper storage. Hints of almond, chamomile, mint, dried pear and baked apple leave a lasting impression in this super-polished, silky Bollinger. The 1982 retains quite a bit of freshness, especially considering it was disgorged more than a decade ago.

• Wine Advocate: Offering up complex aromas of mandarin, iodine, mocha, dried fruits, vine smoke and spices, Bollinger’s 1982 Extra-Brut R. D. is full-bodied, pillowy and layered, with a fleshy core of fruit, lively acids and a long, chalky, intensely sapid finish. Muscular and vinous, it’s the result of a late September harvest of a clean, ripe crop that was picked during light rain.

Producer Information

Champagne Bollinger is one of the most famous houses in Champagne, in northern France. It is notable for its muscular, Pinot Noir-dominant cuve, and is widely available around the world.The house, originally known as Renaudin-Bollinger & Cie, was founded in 1829. It passed through generations of the family of Bollinger until 2008 when, for the first time in its history, the chairman came from outside of the family. Champagne Bollinger is still independently owned by Socit Jacques Bollinger.Bollinger is located in A in the heart of Champagne, and the majority of the vines are located on premier cru and grand cru plots. The house style is focused on Pinot Noir, with Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier being used to enhance rather than dominate. Pinot Noir makes up no less than 60 percent of all of the Bollinger collection, and there is no Blanc de Blanc in the portfolio.