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Champagne Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Francaises 2016

Champagne

February 27, 2026 - Vieilles Vignes Françaises is Champagne’s most mythical cuvée, crafted from ungrafted Pinot Noir vines that miraculously survived the phylloxera epidemic. Two of Bollinger’s classified Grands crus, Chaudes Terres and Clos St. Jacques, continue to be farmed using traditional methods that date back to pre-phylloxera times. Created by Madame Lily Bollinger in 1969 to commemorate her 70th birthday and released in 1974, the wine quickly became a collectible, embodying a bygone era. Its rarity makes it one of the most sought-after and collectable Champagnes in the world.

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Wine Spectator - September 10, 2025 "Beautifully fragrant with clove, violet and incense aromatics, this rich blanc de noirs is vinous in style. The fine, chalky mousse is almost lightly tannic in texture, and with the…

Champagne Bollinger La Grande Année 2012

Champagne

February 27, 2026 - La Grande Année: The Great Year. This Champagne is the embodiment of everything that makes Bollinger

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Wine Spectator - October 07, 2020

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Wine Spectator - October 13, 2020

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Wine Advocate - February 20, 2020

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Vinous - August 27, 2020

Champagne Bollinger La Grande Année 2008

Champagne

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Wine Spectator - October 03, 2019

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Wine Advocate - July 27, 2019

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Wine Spectator - October 03, 2019

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Wine Enthusiast - November 01, 2019

Champagne Ayala Brut Nature NV

Champagne

February 26, 2026 - Ayala’s Brut Nature is a zero-dosage Champagne that is aged for nearly four years. It reveals elegant complexity, with extended autolysis highlighting the exceptional quality of grapes from Champagne’s best crus. The blend features primarily Chardonnay, with Pinot Noir and a touch of Pinot Meunier for balance. Its bright gold color leads to a fine nose of citrus and subtle saline notes. On the palate, it is clean and complex, offering dry mineral flavors and vibrant grapefruit and white fruit, all while maintaining freshness and tension.

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Wine Spectator - September 26, 2024

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James Suckling - August 15, 2024 "A well-rounded, balanced and seductive brut-nature blend of 55%Pinot Noir and 15% Pinot Meunier. On the nose it shows aromas of sliced apples, pears and cinnamon. Round and juicy with…

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Jeb Dunnuck - December 15, 2025 "First produced in in 2007, the NV Champagne Brut Nature has four years aging sur latte and consists of 52% Chardonnay, 25% Pinot Noir, and 23% Meunier, based on the…

Dog Point Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Marlborough

February 25, 2026 - Dog Point’s Sauvignon Blanc takes a category of wine and completely transcends it, with an intensity, depth and energy that so obviously sets it apart from the first encounter. When they decided to make a pure stainless steel Sauvignon Blanc, Dog Point pushed to the ultimate every process to produce top quality, distinctive wine. They hand-pick fruit at low yields, green harvest at times, and ferment partially with indigenous yeasts. This wine helped make Dog Point a key advocate of premium wine production in New Zealand, and for New Zealand across the world.

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Wine Advocate - December 20, 2024 "The 2024 Sauvignon Blanc leads with a distinct nose of freshly picked curry leaf, crushed sea shells, lemon zest, asphalt, mustard seed, dried coriander/coriander seed and white flesh orchard fruit.…

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James Suckling - January 01, 2025 "This is excellent, as always, showing flint, sliced lemons and fresh green melon. Some Thai basil too. Medium body, crisp acidity and lots of fruit at the end but with…

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Wine Spectator - July 03, 2025 "Stunning, complex and distinctive, with notes of flint and smoky litsea oil giving way to plump and juicy mango, peach and lemon curd flavors. Dried pineapple, lemon oil and fresh…

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Vinous - March 12, 2025 "The 2024 Sauvignon Blanc is far from the wham-bam mass-produced Marlborough style. This is relatively restrained and textural, with far lower yields, hand-harvesting and whole bunch-pressing before most of the…

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