Bollinger Special Cuvee Champagne NV
The Wine
Surely the most underpriced champagne on the market today, yet one of the most complex. The 60/25/15% pinot noir/chardonnay/pinot meunier blend is of scant importance compared with the 400 components with 60% reserves, the oldest 8+ years old. Majestically complex and layered in a jewelled crown of freshness.
96 points James Halliday's Top 100 2020
The Details
Variety - Chardonnay
Country - France
Region - Champagne
Extra - Cork
Volume - 750ml
About the Wine Maker 
Bollinger is a true Champagne icon, celebrated for its uniquely distinctive wines and unwavering dedication to quality. It stands apart thanks to an obsessive attention to detail and the preservation of traditional, labor-intensive methods, making it both a guardian of heritage and a symbol of innovation.
Every aspect of Bollinger’s work reflects its pursuit of perfection. Known worldwide for producing powerful, refined Champagnes—both Non-Vintage and Vintage—their approach combines several exceptional practices that, together, are unmatched.
Their vineyards span 405 acres, mostly Grand or Premier Cru, supplying about two-thirds of their needs. A quality charter set decades ago requires at least 60% of their production to come from their own vines, underscoring their focus on quality over quantity.
Bollinger is synonymous with Pinot Noir, the most challenging grape to grow in the region, which makes up around 60% of their plantings and always dominates their blends.
They are also the only Champagne house with its own cooperage, maintaining 3,000 oak barrels for fermenting base wines. Their sole cooper repairs, rather than builds, barrels—some over 60 years old—preserving this rare craft. All Vintage wines are fermented entirely in barrels, both alcoholic and malolactic fermentation, a practice unique among major producers.
