Bollinger La Cote aux Enfants Coteaux Champenois Rouge 2019

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Bollinger La Cote aux Enfants Coteaux Champenois Rouge

Region: Champagne, France

Vintage: 2019

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Pinot Noir

ABV: 12%

A wine with a wonderful aromatic intensity. A beautiful garnet colour. Intense aromas of dark fruits reminiscent of Bigarreau cherry and blackberries, with notes of liquorice and sweet spices like vanilla. Touches of violet and bergamot are complemented by flavours of ripe black fruit. The wine then reveals notes of pepper, truffle, and forest floor. Full bodied with silky tannins

The Champagne region was initially known for its red wines and, as the preferred wines of Henry IV, Pinot Noirs from Aÿ were a favourite of the French Court La Côte aux Enfants is made from grapes grown on a steep plot on the outskirts of Aÿ. At the beginning of the 20th Century, Jacques Bollinger gradually reconstructed the vineyard, which had previously been owned by more than 50 landowners! Bollinger has been the soul proprietor of this 4ha lieu-dit ever since.

100% Pinot Noir, one third of which underwent whole-bunch fermentation, from the “La Côte aux Enfants” lieu-dit in Aÿ. Slow and gradual cold-soak before fermentation. Aged in small oak barrels. Limited production, only in the finest vintages.

The name of Bollinger’s emblematic champagne, with its English spelling, encapsulates its entire history. It was the British agent of Georges Bollinger who, in 1911, christened it “Special Cuvée”, as he found the expression “non-vintage brut” did not befit a champagne of such subtlety. Over a century later, the name of the champagne emblematic of Bollinger’s expertise still encapsulates its entire history.

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