Bollinger R.D. Extra Brut, Champagne, 2002, 75cl

3 x 75cl

7.125,00 kr

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Bollinger R.D. Extra Brut, Champagne, 2002, 75cl

7.125,00 kr

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Bollinger R.D. 2002 Extra Brut is a prestigious vintage champagne from Champagne, France, crafted in the house's characteristic style, offering power, precision, and great aging potential. R.D. stands for "Recently Disgorged," meaning the champagne has aged exceptionally long on its lees and was disgorged late to preserve both mature complexity and remarkable freshness. Bollinger itself describes the R.D. style as an old vintage, recently disgorged and dosed as Extra Brut.

The 2002 vintage is a particularly strong expression of the cuvée and is composed of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay. Several sources also indicate that the wine comes from 23 crus, of which 71% are Grand Cru and 29% Premier Cru. This edition was disgorged on May 17, 2017, after approximately 13 years of aging on the lees, and the dosage is about 3 g/l, giving it a dry and focused Extra Brut style.

In the glass, Bollinger R.D. 2002 presents an intense and refined style, with aromas ranging from honey, quince, baked apple, cinnamon, freshly baked bread, coffee, and toasted notes. The taste is described as powerful, well-balanced, and mineral with a marked freshness, creamy depth, and a very long finish. It is a champagne that impressively unites maturity and energy.

This exclusive prestige champagne pairs particularly well with lobster, caviar, shellfish, fine fish dishes, and elegant appetizers, but also works beautifully as a luxurious aperitif for special occasions. The bottle is delivered in 75 cl.

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Wine: Bollinger R.D. Extra Brut, Champagne, 2002, 75cl

Type: Champagne

Size: 75 cl

Manufacturer: Bollinger

Country: France

Region: Champagne

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Bottles per Box: 3

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95 /100

I've encountered some bottle variation with Bollinger's 2002 Extra-Brut R. D., but this example, disgorged in 2016, was showing especially well, offering up a deep bouquet of dried fruits, orange zest, mocha, spices, English walnuts and hazelnuts. Full-bodied, broad and enveloping, with a pillowy, seamless profile and a fleshy core, it concludes with a long, sapid finish. With two grams per liter less acidity than the more incisive 2008 (which has not yet been released as R. D.), the 2002 is a giving, expansive wine that is drinking well today.

Robert Parker wine advocate

95 /100

Light golden yellow, silver shimmers, fine persistent mousse. Fragrant nutty nuances, with honey undertones, savory notes underpinned by red berry hints, prunes and a dash of woody aromas. After air contact mineral accents emerge. On the palate, tension and traction, minerality conveying great finesse, hints of dried apricots, some nougat, brioche offering enormous length with depth. Chalky terroir notes on the finish, already perfectly gluggable.

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94 /100

(60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay; about 4 g/l dosage; disgorged on October 22, 2013): Light gold. Powerful, mineral-laced scents of orange zest, pear skin, iodine and chamomile, with a hint of anise in the background. On the palate, vibrant orchard and citrus fruit flavors unfurl slowly, picking up toasty lees and mace nuances that build on the back half. Sappy, tightly focused and stony, finishing with excellent thrust and building florality. This is showing an extremely youthful profile for its age and while I know that the received wisdom is that R.D. wines should be drunk soon after release, I'd let this one get some more years on it.

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About the grape

Chardonnay - Pinot Noir

Chardonnay - Pinot Noir – verdens fineste mousserende vine

Chardonnay - Pinot Noir blandes almindeligvis for at producere mousserende vine over hele verden. De bedste cuvées fremstilles typisk efter den traditionelle méthode champenoise og kan produceres som vintage (årgangsvin) eller non-vintage (ikkevintage).

Hvad bidrager hver drue med?

Chardonnay: Leverer tekstur, nøddeagtige aromaer og brioche-noter – finesse og elegance
Pinot Noir: Tilfører en mylder af aromaer og rødfrugtsnoter – struktur og dybde
Proportionerne af Chardonnay og Pinot Noir varierer efter producentens præferencer og årgangsbetingelser, men lige store mængder af de to druer er ikke ualmindeligt.

Stilspektrum

Vine lavet i denne stil kan være sprøde og friske i nogle eksemplarer, stålsatte og mineraldrevne i andre, eller have karakteristika af brød, toast og smør. De bedste vine har elementer fra alle disse kategorier og er rige, integrerede og kælderegnede.

Sødmen varierer betydeligt afhængigt af producentens ønskede stil:

Brut: Tørre vine
Sec: Halvtørre vine
Doux: Søde vine
Mousserende rosé

Mousserende rosé er en anden almindelig fortolkning af blendingen. Den fremstilles ved at tilsætte en lille mængde rød Pinot Noir-vin til cuvéen, eller lejlighedsvis ved at tillade en forlænget periode med skalkontakt før juicen presses. Som følge heraf har mousserende rosé mere rødfrugtkarakteristika end sin hvide pendant og en farve der spænder fra lys laksefarvet til brilliant rubin.

Serving

Sådan serverer du Chardonnay - Pinot Noir

Temperatur: Kølig servering

Server ved 6-10°C:

Lette, unge vine: 6-8°C – fremhæver friskhed
Vintage og komplekse vine: 8-10°C – frigiver brioche og nødder

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