Champagne, FranceIt has been said that Madame Bollinger never understood the need for Rose champagne and was against creating one. The family waited a long time but finally gave in to demand, releasing its first pink in 2007. The latest offering, a 62/24/14 pinot noir, chardonnay, and pinot meunier blend, continues down the delicate road shedding a touch of colour and weight for subtlety and complexity. The colour comes from a small percentage of red wine from Verzenay and Aÿ. The freshness draws you into the glass and the precision of flavours hold your attention. Seriously good and one of the best rosés in the category.Tasted: 30 September 2022Tasted by: Prices:
Champagne, FranceThis elegant rosé blends the power of Bolly with generous fruit, resulting in a savoury, serious Champagne. Powerful, with 30% oak ferment and ample time on the lees to up the mouthfeel and presence, Bolly's fame with pinot noir is shining here. The cuvée is 62/24/14 pinot noir, chardonnay, and pinot meunier plus five to six percent still red wine (pinot noir), from at least 85% Grand Cru and Premier Cru fruit. True to house style, this NV was from drawn from older vintages. Bollinger famously stores reserve wines in magnums under cork for up to 15 years to use in their wines, and 5-10% is in use here. Expansive on the creamy palate, with cherry, red currant, subtle smoked stone, and a luring stream of potent acidity through the lengthy, saline finish. Such polish, and poise, this is a beautiful wine now, and with much time ahead in the cellar.Tasted: 31 October 2020Tasted by: Prices:
Champagne, FranceThe multi-vintage Bollinger Rosé is a sophisticated fizz, one that brings Bollinger's power and the amusement and juicy fruit that can be at the core of an excellent rosé. The attack is creamy with a savoury undercurrent supporting an enticing cherry-scented bubble with a bolt of acid to keep it fresh and electric. A true dinner rosé and it has the power to work with meat as well as seafood. The blend is some 60 percent pinot noir, a quarter chardonnay and the remainder pinot meunier, spending 30 to 36 months on its lees. There is an additional five to six percent still red pinot noir, and 85 percent of all the fruit is rated Grand Cru.Tasted: 05 November 2019Tasted by: Prices:
Champagne, FranceThis pink fizz blends the power of Bolly with the generous fruit of rosé, resulting in a savoury, serious Champagne. A partial oak ferment and ample time on lees builds the mouthfeel and presence in this 62/24/14 pinot noir, chardonnay and pinot meunier blend, with 6% still wine, and nearly 90% coming off Grand Cru and Premier Cru fruit. Creamy and expansive on the full palate, with pink florals, light cherry, bright juicy strawberry and fine persistent bead of acidity through the finish.Tasted: 07 December 2016Tasted by: Prices:
Champagne, FranceThe multi-vintage Bollinger Rosé has been a while coming to market, perhaps because it's hard to take the serious nature of Bollinger out of the wine and make it a fun rosé. The blend is 62/24/14 pinot noir, chardonnay and pinot meunier plus five to six percent still red wine (pinot noir). There is a richness and savoury aspect to this rosé that gets the Bollinger oak fermentation and lengthy lees time in the bottle. Again, the bubbles are tiny and creamy. The palate is dry with cherries/rhubarb/plums and a dusting of spice. Best with food like crab, lobster or a fresh berry tarts.Tasted: 27 July 2016Tasted by: Prices:
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