Bollinger Rd Extra Brut 2008 750ML

Ian D'Agata 100

"...Very bright pale-medium lemon yellow. Piercing lemony aromas and flavours complicated by nuances of minerals, hazelnut, green almond, orange rind, tangerine juice, lemon verbena, and jasmine... the 2008 is an extremely beautiful RD, magically showcasing complexity and freshness at the same time. In keeping with the year’s characteristics, is a much more taut, penetrating R.D. than usual. When R.D. is 'on', it’s a really unique Champagne in its ability to deliver just that combination, at levels other mere mortal Champagnes can only dream of. Spent thirteen years and six months aging on the lees with cork, bottled with three g/L dosage, this is a blend of 71% Pinot Noir and 29% Chardonnay. Disgorged October 2024. Drinking window: 2025-2045..."

James Suckling 99 

"So many dried-apple, grapefruit and buttery-croissant aromas follow through to a full body with density and richness, showing baking spices and pie crust. Turns fresh and vivid at the end with incredible acidity that contrasts the ripe fruit and electrifies your palate. 71% pinot noir and 29% chardonnay. Disgorged October 2024. Drink now."

Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate 98 

When I was tasting Bollinger's brilliant Grande Ann?e in this vintage, I was trying to imagine how good the 2008 Extra-Brut R. D. would be, as the style of the vintage seems almost perfectly adapted to this cuv?e. Four years later, we have the answer, and the wine is brilliant. Disgorged in 2022, it's more reserved out of the gates than the dramatic Grande Ann?e was on release, unwinding in the glass with notes of crisp orchard fruit, orange peel, freshly baked bread, subtle hints of fino sherry, wet stones and macadamia nut. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with a deep core of fruit that's animated by racy acids and a refined pinpoint mousse, concluding with a bone-dry finish. Extremely harmonious and full of youthful energy, it's the finest R. D. of the decade and one that will richly reward a bit of additional age on cork. In style, the most obvious comparison is with the 1996, but the 2008 is more integrated and harmonious on release. These bottles were disgorged late last year with three grams per liter dosage. 

Jeb Dunnuck 98 

The 2008 Champagne R.D. Extra Brut is chiseled, powerful, and packaged with a chalky mineral texture. Made from 70% Pinot Noir and the rest Chardonnay, with 3 grams per liter dosage, it pours a bright straw yellow hue, while its aromatics are more mineral-tinged and feel a touch more noble and upright in character. Aromatically, it opens to notes of toasted almond, preserved Meyer lemon, brothy saline, and vibrant fresh fruit. Displaying tension and grace, it has the richness of Bollinger but is more upright, with an electric mineral energy that courses through the finish, which lasts for days. Mouthwatering and long, it?s a stunner. It needs more time to harmonize all its components, but this is a wine to cellar for the ages, and I think this is going to be a vintage of RD we talk about for a very, very long time. Cellar it if you can and drink 2026-2056. 

Decanter: 97 Points

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