Bollinger

Bollinger is one of the last family houses in Champagne and is a guardian of tradition, using methods such as barrel fermentation, rare in Champagne today.

Bollinger Special Cuvée is a blend composed mostly of reserve wines and 60% Pinot Noir, yielding a precise combination of balance and body. Quality is maintained year after year thanks to a precious collection of reserve wines from the Grand and Premier Cru vineyards, matured slowly in magnums for between five and ten years. Jacques Bollinger, head of the Champagne house from 1918, married Elizabeth Law de Lauriston Boubers who went by the name of Lily, or Tante Lily (Aunt Lily) to family and friends. It was Lily who took the reins when Jacques died, in 1941. She was a hard taskmaster, personally directing operations in both vineyard and winery, and everything from harvest and selection through to fermentation and blending. It is perhaps not surprising that much of Bollinger's success today is traced back to her exacting methods.