Bollinger, Rd Size:6x750ml its made from a single

its made from a single vineyard planted in the Santa Cruz Mountains at 730m above sea level and just 15 miles from the Pacific ocean

spices and graphite on the nose

There is a lovely mouth feel to the attractively intense and well-concentrated flavors that coat the palate with dry extract before culminating in a refined

all supported by firm and even borderline rustic tannins that contrast considerably with the sleek mid-palate texture

Cola-like notes complicate aromas of black cherry

Bollinger, Rd Size:6x750ml its made from a singleLight gold color. Textbook Bollinger aromas of toast, lees and buttered toast, along with suggestions of fresh mushroom and white truffle. This is really about earthy tones, not fruit. Thick and fat to the point of being oily in texture, with deeply pitched sweet cream and butter tones and a slow to unfold singed pineapple flavor. For fans of Bollinger, this is a serious buy. . Josh Raynolds