Pursuitist included Champagne AYALA A/18 and Champagne Bollinger La Grande Année 2015 in its article, “Best Gifts for Wine Lovers.” The story includes a selection of gifts that will be well received by the seasoned collector or a new enthusiast.
Champagne AYALA A/18 is described as a unique Blanc de Blancs cuvée sourced from Grand and Premier Cru vineyards, which showcase purity of chalky soils from the Cote des Blancs and Montagne de Reims. Benefiting from more than six years of extended aging, A/18 is “complex, refined with a creamy texture, balanced by an Extra-Brut dosage for exceptional freshness.”
The writer offers a bit of background on the blend of Champagne Bollinger La Grande Année 2015, underscoring the dominance of Pinot Noir. Continuing, the recommendation points out this prestige cuvée is known for its complexity, is crafted only in perfect harvest years, and is vinified entirely in oak. “Indulge in notes of honey, gingerbread, cinnamon, pastry and candied orange.”
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Le Blanc de Blancs is Ayala's signature Champagne, made as a 100% Chardonnay blend that captures the purity of chalk from both the Côte des Blancs and Montagne de Reims. The Champagne Ayala's team has long explored Chardonnay’s potential in response to climate change, as the grape adapts well to warmer temperatures. After six years of aging before release, it reveals aromatic complexity and a creamy texture. Recent vintages have naturally preserved acidity and freshness, resulting in elegant, pure champagnes with excellent potential for further aging.
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La Grande Année: The Great Year. This Champagne is the embodiment of everything that makes Bollinger
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Ayala is one of the most exciting stories in Champagne today — the definition of a boutique Champagne producer. Independently owned, a small, young and dynamic team handles every step of production from grape reception to labeling in their jewel of a facility with incredible precision, crafting Chardonnay-focused wines that deliver immense pleasure, freshness and elegance.
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Bollinger is one of the rare Grande Marques that’s still family owned. Known for its rich, elegant and polished style of Champagne, their outstanding wines are the result of rigorous attention to detail and incredibly labor-intensive practices that few houses are willing to undertake. Underscoring its excellence, Bollinger has remained British secret agent James Bond's Champagne of choice since 1973.
