Champagne Bollinger Speciale Cuvee
Champagne Bollinger Spéciale Cuvée is a non-vintage sparkling white champagne from Champagne, crafted by Maison Bollinger. Its blend comprises 60% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, and 15% Meunier, with over 85% originating from Grands and Premiers Crus. This cuvée combines several harvests with a majority of reserve wines, a portion of which are aged in magnums for 7 to 15 years. Its cellar maturation exceeds twice the minimum duration required by the Champagne appellation; its dosage is between 6 and 7 g/l.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Gift Box
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Sparkling White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Champagne
- Producteur / Domaine
- Bollinger
- Cuvée
- Spéciale Cuvée
- Millésime
- Non Vintage
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 60% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, 15% Meunier
Bollinger
Founded in Aÿ in 1829, Bollinger is a Champagne house that has remained under family control. Its vineyards cover 179 hectares, spread across seven vineyard blocks, 85 per cent of which are classified as grands crus or premiers crus. Pinot Noir predominates here, and the house continues to vinify some of its wines in small oak barrels.
- Owner
- Société Jacques Bollinger (famille Bollinger)
- Surface (ha)
- 179.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 2 500 000 à 3 000 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The company Renaudin-Bollinger & Cie was founded in Aÿ on 6 February 1829 by Athanase de Villermont, Joseph (known as Jacques) Bollinger and Paul Renaudin. Athanase de Villermont contributed the land inherited from his family, whilst Joseph Bollinger took charge of marketing and Paul Renaudin of the cellar. Georges Bollinger, Jacques’s son, subsequently ran the company during the phylloxera crisis and the First World War. On Georges’s death in 1918, his son Jacques took over the management of the business, expanded the facilities and, notably, acquired vineyards in Tauxières. Following Jacques’s death in 1941, his wife Elisabeth Law de Lauriston-Boubers, known as Lily Bollinger, ran the house until 1971, through the war and the subsequent post-war recovery. Under her leadership, Bollinger expanded its international presence and, in 1967, launched the R.D. champagne, standing for ‘Récemment Dégorgé’ (recently disgorged). Claude d’Hautefeuille then took charge of the house from 1971, before Christian Bizot succeeded him in 1978; the latter formalising a charter of ethics and quality in 1992. Ghislain de Montgolfier took over as head of the house in 1994, followed by Jérôme Philipon, who became chairman in 2008 – the first non-family member to hold the position. Charles-Armand de Belenet was appointed managing director of Champagne Bollinger in 2017. The house remains part of the Bollinger Group, a family-owned group which also comprises other houses and estates.
Spéciale Cuvée
Special Cuvée is Bollinger's iconic non-vintage cuvée. It blends multiple harvests and a majority of reserve wines, a portion of which are aged in magnums. Dominated by Pinot Noir, it serves as a benchmark expression of the Maison's style.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- In 1911, Georges Bollinger's British agent suggested the name "Special Cuvée", written in the English style without an accent, considering the expression "Brut sans année" inappropriate for this champagne.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1911
- Style of the cuvée
- A structured, full-bodied, and vinous champagne combining depth, length, and vibrancy, with aromatic complexity enhanced by the high proportion of reserve wines.
- Position within the range
- Iconic and signature cuvée of the Maison, serving as a benchmark expression of the Bollinger style.
Histoire de la cuvée
The cuvée received its current name in 1911 at the suggestion of Georges Bollinger's British agent. Since then, the Maison has reproduced it every year with the aim of maintaining consistency in style and quality, relying in particular on its heritage of reserve wines.
