Champagne Bollinger • Champagne, France
Bollinger R.D. Extra Brut is the house’s iconic “Recently Disgorged” prestige cuvée, a late-disgorged version of La Gran…Bollinger R.D. Extra Brut is the house’s iconic “Recently Disgorged” prestige cuvée, a late-disgorged version of La Grande Année that spends around a decade or more on lees before release, then receives an exceptionally low extra‑brut dosag…Learn More »
$575
/750ml
1996 Retail Average
96
/100
1996 Pro Rating
Depth and drive define the 1996 Bollinger R.D. Extra Brut, a laser-focused yet sumptuous Champagne layering citrus zest and candied orchard fruit over roasted nut, coffee and brioche complexity from its long lees ageing. The palate is tense and powerful, with electric acidity harnessing all that richness into a long, finely etched, very dry finish that shows why 1996 is such a revered vintage here. This is serious, vinous Champagne that still feels remarkably youthful and structured.
Butter-poached lobster; Roast guinea fowl with morels; Aged Comté
Bollinger R.D. Extra Brut is the house’s iconic “Recently Disgorged” prestige cuvée, a late-disgorged version of La Grande Année that spends around a decade or more on lees before release, then receives an exceptionally low extra‑brut dosage. Dominated by Pinot Noir with a smaller proportion of Chardonnay, sourced mainly from Grand and Premier Cru vineyards and fermented entirely in oak, it marries remarkable freshness with deep, mature complexity, showing rich brioche, honeyed and nutty notes over a tense, saline, mineral-driven frame. Conceiv…