Bollinger Champagne Extra Brut R.D. [3rd Disgorgement] 2008 RFLASH Pierre Duroché has quietly become

Pierre Duroché has quietly become one of the most coveted names in Gevrey-Chambertin

this Chardonnay reveals the mineral precision and understated elegance of the Côte d'Or

Aged on the lees for 24 months

and a touch of toasted almond

Bollinger Champagne Extra Brut R.D. [3rd Disgorgement] 2008 RFLASH Pierre Duroché has quietly becomeBollinger is one of the rare grandes marques producing Champagne at the level of the finest growers bold, powerful, luxurious, and unmistakably itself. R. D. stands for Recemment Degorge: the same base wine as the Grande Annee, but held on its lees for vastly longer before disgorgement. This is the 3rd disgorgement of the 2008 meaning the wine spent roughly seventeen years on lees, an extraordinary stretch even by Bollinger's standards. The blend