{"product_id":"bollinger-extra-brut-champagne-r-d-2007-750ml","title":"Bollinger Extra Brut Champagne R.D. 2007 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinemaker Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo the eye, the wine presents intense shimmers of gold. The complex nose opens with aromas of honey and brioche, followed by a host of spices (ginger, cumin, caraway, and more), before evolving into notes of mirabelle plum, dried apricot and fresh hazelnut. The palate has a lively and clean opening that reveals notes of white plum, walnut and aniseed. Its freshness is beautiful and its tension incredible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSometimes you come across a match that brings together complexity of flavors, textures and even stories in a memorable way to create the ultimate pairing. The 14 years that Bollinger R.D. 2007 spent aging on the lees results in an extraordinary range of primary, secondary and tertiary characteristics that come in a frame of almost unimaginable tension of developed richness and freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn their quest to find the best way to serve Bollinger R.D. at the estate, the food-obsessed team at Bollinger came to the conclusion that pairings based on saffron, offers extraordinary pleasure and an array of both complementary and supplementary flavors and textures to R.D. Langoustine with saffron-infused vinaigrette, fillet of halibut in a saffron crust or bresse chicken with a saffron and ginger sauce are exceptional suggestions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCritical Acclaim\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJS98\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e James Suckling\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e What an amazing nose this has, like the smell of a rock pool on a rocky coast, but with so many candied fruit, spicy and mushroom notes behind that. That fruit is way more expressive on the powerful and structured palate with a lime freshness and chalky minerality at the super-long bone-dry finish.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e RP97\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Robert Parker's Wine Advocate\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Disgorged on July 10, 2020, with three grams per liter dosage, Bollinger's eagerly awaited 2007 Extra-Brut R. D. is beautiful, unwinding in the glass with aromas of crisp orchard fruit, citrus pith and white flowers mingled with hints of honey, orange oil, buttery pastry, English walnuts and delicately spicy bass notes. Full-bodied, vibrant and incisive, it's unusually elegant and structurally fine-boned for what is routinely one of Champagne's more muscular tête de cuvées, with a bright spine of acidity that's cloaked in vibrant, concentrated fruit, complemented by a pearly pinpoint mousse and concluding with an intensely sapid finish. Long and penetrating, this is a tightly coiled R. D. that will reward bottle age.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e WS96\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Wine Spectator\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Minerally on the nose, with accents of sea breeze and brine, transitions on the palate to a deep and finely-knit range of ripe nectarine and dried white cherry fruit, chopped almond and espresso crema, and hints of tangerine peel, saffron and ground cardamom. Fine and lacy in texture, this is sleek and mouthwatering through to the finish, where the salinity returns, echoing a lasting note. Disgorged July 2020. Drink now through 2032.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e D93\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Decanter\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e A lively mousse, soft gold energy belying its extended sojourn on cork, and then an attractive nose of gorse, dried apricot, flint and baking spice. This subtle interplay between spice and fruit is re-visited on the palate, a firm backdrop of peachy acidity bolstered by orchard fruits and a hint of almond. Still a little sleepy after a relatively recent reawakening, the wine does not lack for potential, reinforced by notes of gingerbread, hazelnut and quince, all patiently underwriting the prospect of a slow-burn crescendo.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bollinger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43797109637344,"sku":"114582","price":299.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/products\/bollinger-extra-brut-champagne-r-d.jpg?v=1673624630","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/bollinger-extra-brut-champagne-r-d-2007-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}