By Champagne Bollinger
Special Cuvee

History
It was the British agent of Georges Bollinger who, in 1911, christened this "Special Cuvee," as he found the expression "non-vintage brut" did not befit a Champagne of such subtlety. Over a century later, the name emblematic of Bollinger's expertise still encapsulates its entire history.

Assembly
Special Cuvee is a precise blend of several harvests and reserve wines and is composed of over 85% Grands and Premiers crus. It is cellar aged for twice as long as required by appellation regulations. It is moderately dosed at between 7 and 8 grams per liter.

Blend
60% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Meunier

Tasting Notes
Appearance: A golden color, distinctive of black grape varieties; very fine bubbles
Nose: A beautiful aromatic complexity; ripe fruit and spicy aromas; hints of roasted apples, compote, and peaches
Palate: A subtle combination of structure, length, and vivacity; bubbles like velvet; pear, brioche, and spicy aromas, notes of fresh walnut

Service
Special Cuvee is perfect shared among friends for a simple and meaningful moment. It is the Champagne we give to the people we love and who love nice things. To enhance its unique style, bouquet, and aromas, this wine is best served between 8 and 10 degrees C. You can enjoy Special Cuvee right away or choose to age it in your cellar.
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Bollinger, Special Cuvee, Champagne, France NV
Tasted By: Brianne Cohen (at Los Angeles, CA, 26 Dec [...])
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Drinking Window: 2022 - 2032
Tasting Score: 95
Producer: Bollinger
Brand: Special Cuvee
Wine Type: Sparkling
Colour: White
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Sweetness: Brut
Closure: Cork
Alcohol: 12.00%
Body: Medium
Oak: Lightly Oaked
Grapes: 25% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Meunier, 60% Pinot Noir / Pinot Nero
If it’s good enough for James Bond, it’s good enough for you. Bollinger Champagne has made a number of cameos in James Bond films over the year. This non-vintage Special Cuvee is an example of a classic Champagne done well. Notes of marzipan on the nose and the palate give toastiness and leesy notes, specifically sourdough. It’s classic for a reason and would only elevate any table it finds itself on.

Bollinger Brut Champagne Special Cuvee NV
Score: 93
Price: $90
Wine Type and Color: White Sparkling
Magazine Issue: Nov 30, 2022
Accolades: Highly Recommended
Primary Grape: Pinot Noir
Other Grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier
Region: France / Champagne
Reviewed By: Alison Napjus
A graceful Champagne, with flavors of black cherry, Asian pear, toast point and salted almond dancing across the palate. Bright and buoyant, with a fine, lacy mousse and delicate notes of lime blossom, ground coffee and exotic spices playing on the finish. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier. 

BOLLINGER CHAMPAGNE SPECIAL CUVEE BRUT
Monday, July 18, 2022
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Vintage: No Vintage
Score: 93
Lots of biscuit aromas and a wide spectrum of fresh-citrus, candied-citrus, red-apple and red-berry notes. Mouth-filling creaminess, plus quite an imposing presence and powerful structure for an NV Brut. Long, citrus and chalky finish that’s very clean and properly dry. 60% Pinot Noir, [..] Chardonnay, [...] Pinot Meunier. [...]. Drink now.

Bollinger -NV-Brut - Special Cuvee
Region: Champagne
Bottle Size: 750.00 ml
Score: 93
Tasted: Jan 10, 2022
Drink: 2024+
Issue: 85
Tasting Note: Restrained and very pretty aromas include those of yeast, Meyer lemon, petrol and green apple where the latter element is picked up by the utterly delicious, vibrant and detailed flavors that possess fine complexity on the agreeably dry but not austere finish. The supporting mousse is dense but fine and overall, this is a wine that could be enjoyed now or held for up to a decade. Excellent.

NV Bollinger Champagne Special Cuvee
Producer: Bollinger
Location: France, Champagne
Color: White Sparkling
Rating: 92
Price: $90
Tasting Date: 11/7/2022
Maturity: 2022 - 2037
Reviewed By: Audrey Frick
Source: New Releases From Champagne
The NV Champagne Special Cuvee is 60% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, and a small amount of Meunier, [...]. Light golden in color, the nose is vinous and forward, with ripe and opulent fruit, offering notes of yellow flowers, orange zest, redcurrants, toast, and broth. The palate is ripe with red plum and displays a chalky texture with a fine mousse. Classic and balanced, this is a great entry wine for the range with its balance of power and finesse. Drink now and over the following 10-15 years.

NV Bollinger Brut Special Cuvee
Producer: Bollinger
From: France, Champagne
Color: White
Type: Sparkling
Sweetness: Dry
Variety: Proprietary Blend
Rating: 92
Drink Date: 2021 - 2035
Reviewed By: William Kelley
Issue Date: 31st Aug 2022
Source: Issue 262 End of August 2022, The Wine Advocate
Like its rose counterpart, the latest release of Bollinger's NV Brut Special Cuvee is showing especially well, bursting from the glass with aromas of honeyed apples, crisp stone fruit, buttery pastry, ripe lemons and fresh walnuts. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and vinous, with a deep core of beautifully ripe fruit, racy acids and a pillowy mousse, it's a charming, characterful wine that proves that Special Cuvee is firmly back where it belongs.

Bollinger Champagne Special Cuvee Brut
Rating: 92
A vinous Champagne, this has Pinot Noir depths of flavor, the structure enhanced by barrel-fermented reserve wines. Youthfully blunt in its power, this will benefit from a year in the cellar, when it can settle into its dry mineral savor and hazelnut grace.
Vintus, NY
(12/21)

Bollinger NV Special Cuvee Brut (Champagne)
Rating: 92
Designation: Special Cuvee Brut
Variety: Champagne Blend, Sparkling
Appellation: Champagne, Champagne, France
Winery: Bollinger
Alcohol: 12.00%
Bottle Size: 750.00 ml
Category: Sparkling
Importer: Vintus LLC
Date Published: 12/1/2020
Reviewed By: Roger Voss
Dominated, as always, by Pinot Noir and with wood fermentation and aging, this Champagne has a great poise between freshness and richness. It is intense and ripe, with apple and minerality coming together. The bottling is ready to drink.

Bollinger Special Cuvee Brut
Region: Champagne
Rating: 92
Aromas of baked pear and bread dough provide a graceful introduction to this easy to enjoy Brut. The palate is exceptionally creamy with good depth and precision and incisive flavors of tart cooked apple, lemon zest, shortbread and chalky minerals. A blend of 60% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, and 15% Pinot Meunier. [...]

NV Special Cuvee
Producer: Bollinger
Place of Origin: France, Champagne
Color: Sparkling White
Rating: 89
Drinking Window: 2022 - 2030
From: Vinous Table: The Ritz Restaurant, London, UK (Jun 2022)
Reviewed By: Neal Martin on June 2022
We commence with the fail-safe choice of sparkler, the NV Bollinger Special Cuvee. The nose is well defined with forward, bready and slightly nutty. The palate has an irresistible fatness that those who like razor-sharp Champagne might turn their nose up at, yet I enjoy its almost sensual texture and the lack of pretension.

Bollinger, Special Cuvee NV Champagne
Producer: Bollinger
Cuvee: Special Cuvee
Appellation: Champagne
Region: Champagne
Country: France
Colour: White
Score: 17/20
When to Drink: 2022 - 2024
Published on: 14 Oct 2022
Date Tasted: 27 Sep 2022
Reviewer: Andy Howard MW
60% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay and 15% Meunier [...]. Very fine texture, quite deeply coloured, remarkably fine mousse. Savoury, biscuity notes on the palate. Great length - a lovely example. (AWH)