Bollinger Pn Vz16 Nv (750ml)
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| Description: | 96 JS / 95 De / 95 We / 94 Wa / 94 Ws / 94 W&S. Decanter Wines of the Year 2021. Very deep and youthful nose with a cornucopia of candied citrus and red berries, as well as a touch of herb. Stunning depth of chalky character and fantastic mineral freshness make this really stand out. Dramatic, yet so elegant at the very long finish. 100% pinot noir, of which 50% is from Verzenay and that gives it it's name. The reserve wines are all Verzenays from 2006, 2009 and 2015. Disgorged January 2021. Drink or hold. - James Suckling. Produced exclusively from vineyards owned by Bollinger, this takes advantage of the dynamic equilibrium between the structured, robust Pinot Noir grape and a terroir that is late-ripening. Picking began on 25 September and delivered a wine with plenty of concentration and impressive freshness and balance, with expressive green apple fruit accented with notes of toast and smoke and a creamy, supple, and open texture. Dosed at 6 g/l. Disgorged in November 2020. - Charles Curtis, Decanter. Bollinger is famed for its Pinot Noir vineyards and this single-vineyard Champagne from the Grand Cru village of Verzenay is proof. It is intense, rich with mature fruits and the typical house style of toast mingled with almond. Drink this wine now. - Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast. Disgorged in January 2021, Bollinger's newly released Nv Brut Blanc de Noirs Pn Vz16 offers up notions of pear, apple blossom, jasmine, orange zest and fresh pastry. Medium to full-bodied, precise and elegantly vinous, it's layered and charming, with racy acids and a pretty pinpoint mousse, and it concludes with a sapid finish. It's based on the 2016 vintage, complemented by older reserve wines matured in magnum, and derives, once again, largely from the village of Verzenay. - William Kelley, Wine Advocate. Seamlessly knit and graceful, offering a lovely range of ripe cherry and nectarine fruit, with notes of slivered almond, orange blossom and fleur de sel slowly expanding on the palate via the finely detailed mousse and carried through the long, lacy finish by fine chinalike acidity. Pinot Noir. Disgorged January 2021. Drink now through 2026. 350 cases imported. - Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator. This second release, the 2016 Pn Vz, is, once again, based on fruit from Verzenay-all pinot noir, including the reserve wines. It's as muscular as Bollinger's classic vintage wines but with a rich berry-fruit component to fill it with ripeness. There's a ghosting of red-wine tannins in the cinnamon and red-apple-skin flavors that last with focus and precision. - Jg, Wine & Spirits |
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| Price: | $ 119.89 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Grand Vin Wine Merchants
| Address: |
1003 4th Avenue East Olympia, WA 98506 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 360-350-4896 |
First added to 1000 Corks on January 15, 2022.
