website Skip to content

Search Products

Bollinger R.D. 2008
Bollinger R.D. 2008

Bollinger R.D. 2008

Regular price €340.00 Save €-340.00


/
Only 3 left - Selling fast
Spend more to get free shipping

Country / Region: France/Champagne

Grape type: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay

An old vintage, with a very low dosage, that has been disgorged just prior to release: R.D. is a wine that has always been ahead of its time and embodies Madame Bollinger’s visionary spirit. The combination of the long wait during the ageing process and the immediacy of disgorgement enables the harmonious contrast between the different temporalities of R.D.

Today, Bollinger R.D. 2008 is lively and exceptionally complex, taking us on a journey outside time. Hazelnuts, with all their freshness and generosity, are the perfect ingredient to echo a wine of such splendour.

The assembly of this 2008 vintage is composed of 71% Pinot Noir and 29% Chardonnay. A total of 18 crus can be find in the blending, mostly Aÿ and Verzenay for Pinot Noir and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and Cramant for Chardonnay. The fermentation is entirely in oak barrels. Bollinger R.D. is sold just a few months after being disgorged, with a very low dosage known as “extra brut”, at just 3 grams per litre. The recent disgorgement guarantees the remarkable freshness of the wine.

On the eye - a wine glimmering with golden reflections.
On the nose - Enticing aromas of marzipan, stewed apricots, honey and breadcrumbs accompany fresh notes of bergamot.

On the palate - A rich, precise mousse. Citrus notes are followed by flavours of Mirabelle plums and vine peaches. A very vivaciours wine which unfolds to reveal exceptional complexity. Notes of fresh hazelnuts and salinity combine to create an intense, everlasting finish.

Bollinger R.D. 2008

€340.00

Bollinger R.D. 2008

Product Description

Bollinger needs little or no introduction; it's an authentic and genuine cult wine and has consistently been one of the best wines in the world for many years. 

The story behind R.D. is that the majority of Champagne Houses have always kept a collection of old wines to share with their family, close friends and special guests. The custom was that these old wines were especially disgorged only a very short time before being tasted so that those invited could share a perfect moment when the wine, disgorged just recently, would offer an extraordinary freshness and sumptuous aromatic expression. This is the boldness of both R.D. and Madame Bollinger, who, realising the greatness of these wines, was the first to want to commercialise them in order to offer the entire world the chance to experience this tasting moment, considered at the time as "the ultimate in French Champagne". At Bollinger, this exceptional cuvée would be called R.D. for "Recently Disgorged", and its labels would be the first in history to bear a disgorgement date. A small revolution in the world of Champagne

Shipping & Returns

Free nationwide delivery for orders over 150+

Delivery is free on all orders over €150, anywhere in Ireland. For smaller orders our standard delivery charge is only €8.95 per delivery address.

10% Off 12 bottles of wine or more- Excludes Spirits

Automatically avail of 10% off when you buy 12 bottles are more. This excludes products that are already discounted or subject to no further discount.

From clicks to bricks: But onle, pick up at our warehouse or shop

You've been asking for it, so here it is. You can now buy online and pick up at our warehouse or in-store. Will save you a tenner on smaller purchases (less than €150).

Next working day delivery

Delivery is usually the next working day (Mon - Fri), if ordered before 1pm, but may take up to 72 hours

Product Reviews

Critics Review

Recommended Products

Recently Viewed Products

Add aGift Message or Special instructions for your order