Bollinger Champagne Extra Brut R.D. [3rd Disgorgement] 2008 REDBURGUNDYROUNDUP Exceptional value when comparing to

Exceptional value when comparing to a similar cuvee from the other Grande Marques

which face south

and this is a benchmark

Reserve wines are aged in both oak barrels and stainless steel

in a copita rather than a shot glass

Bollinger Champagne Extra Brut R.D. [3rd Disgorgement] 2008 REDBURGUNDYROUNDUP Exceptional value when comparing toBollinger is one of the rare grandes marques producing Champagne at the level of the finest growers bold, powerful, luxurious, and unmistakably itself. R. D. stands for Recemment Degorge: the same base wine as the Grande Annee, but held on its lees for vastly longer before disgorgement. This is the 3rd disgorgement of the 2008 meaning the wine spent roughly seventeen years on lees, an extraordinary stretch even by Bollinger's standards. The blend