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CHAMPAGNE BOLLINGER R.D. 2007
I n 1967, under the guidance of the inimitable Madame Lily Bollinger, R.D. 1952 is unveiled — the first ever Champagne label to specify a disgorgement date. There is no comparable Champagne on the market at the time. This bold and brilliant wine takes the pillars of what makes Champagne Bollinger so unique, and pushes them to their ultimate level. It is, very simply, a masterpiece. R.D. stands for “recently disgorged.” The majority of Champagne Houses have always kept a collection of old wines in order to share with their family, close friends and special guests. The custom was that these old wines were especially disgorged a short time before being tasted, so that those invited could share a perfect moment when the wine would offer an extraordinary contrast of freshness and complexity from age. The 2007 is a blend of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay, and is vinified entirely in older 228-liter oak barrels and 400-liter casks. The wine remains in barrel for 6 months, undergoing both alcoholic and malolactic fermentation, a point of distinction from the few remaining producers who continue to ferment in barrel. The wine is then bottled under cork (not crown capsules) to undergo its secondary fermentation. As a result, every bottle has to be hand- riddled and hand-disgorged. After 14 years on the lees, the wine is given a dosage of only 3 grams per liter, making it Extra Brut.
R.D. 2007 sees three different disgorgements: • July 2020: The initial release • June 2021 • February 2022
“Bollinger’s 2007 R.D. is superb [...] Lemon confit, dried flowers, sage, mint, crushed rocks, almond and ginger are some of the aromas and flavors that give the 2007 its complex, multi- faceted personality [...] It will age effortlessly for decades as it moves through the various phases of its life.” - ANTONIO GALLONI
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