Skip to the beginning of the images gallery

Bollinger R.D. 2004

Out of stock

SKU

CHBRD04

Established since 1829, Bollinger is still family-owned, well-known for elegant and complex Champagnes.

Challenge 21 - You must be 18 or over to buy alcohol. You must not buy alcohol on behalf of those under 18. We apply the "Challenge 21" policy to all delivery and collection orders. We will not supply if the person receiving or collecting orders appears under the age of 21.

Orders placed before 1pm each day Monday – Friday will be despatched the same day as long as the stock is in immediate availability. For some items, we may need to get stock from our stores which could delay despatch by 1 day (2 days in some situations)

Items in stock will be despatched on the same day and delivered via courier. This will usually be delivered on the following working day but please allow one extra day if this is not possible. Deliveries to Scotland & non UK mainland will usually be delivered in 2-3 working days.

We charge a flat fee of £6.90 for delivery if your order is under 20kg and £10 inc-VAT if the order is over 20kg. Free delivery is available for orders above £100 (inc VAT).

We aim to ship items within the same working day but always within 2 working days, subject to the order being placed before 1pm and subject to the availability of stock. *If stock is not available at our warehouse and needs to come back from one of our stores before we ship to you, your order may take up to 5 working days to be shipped – whether that is to your delivery address or to one of our stores.

We want all our cusomers to be 100% happy with their order and it is our aim to ensure that all orders are supplied to our customers arrive in perfect condition.
You have the right to cancel your order at any time without being charged for the goods ordered within 14 days of purchase.

Excludes perishable or personalised products or those products that have been specified as non-returnable.

If you need to cancel an order you have just placed, you can do so by calling our customer service team on 020 8951 9840 and provide your order confirmation number and name.
If you call us after your item has shipped, we will be unable to cancel it and you will need to return to us.
Please email us at online@amathusdrinks.com with your order confirmation number, full name and the reason you for the return.
Shipping charges are non-refundable. We advise you to obtain a postal receipt or send the items back via recorded delivery.

Print to PDF

At a Glance

Country of Origin France

Wine Colour White

Main Grape Pinot Noir

% ABV 12

Body Medium

Region Champagne

Vintage 2004

Grape Variety Pinot Noir / Chardonnay

Bottle Size 75CL

Fine Yes

Rare Yes

Description

Established since 1829, Bollinger is still family-owned, well-known for elegant and complex Champagnes.

The House vineyards represent more than 170 hectares with a majority of Grands Crus and Premiers Crus, 60% of them are the property of Bollinger, quite a rare fact in Champagne. The wines are Pinot Noir dominated.

The Cellarmaster aims to express the full array of aromas through the barrel ageing of several crus. Bollinger is the only house to have aresident cooper in situ to take care of more than 3500 barrels only dedicated to Bollinger Champagnes.

Another singularity are the reserve wines which are aged in magnums under cork for many years to create outstanding wines in the unique Bollinger style.

Grape Varieties: 66% Pinot Noir, 34% Chardonnay

Tasting Notes: Abundant stewed and candied fruits, accompanied by touches of sweet spice. With time, notes of mirabelle and preserved orange unfold in the glass.

On the palate, intense cooked fruit and tarte tatin flavours express themselves in a mouth that is full and harmonious.

Food Match: Ideal with pigeon cooked pink or roasted scallops. Perfect for an aged Gruyère or Comté.

Reviews:

18.5 Jancis Robinson: Quite different to the regular bottle, with much more autolytic character and riper fruit too with a sort of orange peel fruit. Has the same slight honeyed note and generous flinty note. Not the biggest in terms of sheer weight, but certainly packed full of flavour.

96 Decanter: Very classical forward, intense, tertiary RD (recently disgorged) nose with brioche, spice box and candied fruit. Fine, piercing acidity is ably supplemented by a bone dry, richly textured, vinous mouthfeel that glides across the palate. Great generosity, complexity and youthful harmony with orange peel, tart-tatin, bread, roasted cashew, minerals and nougat flavours.

Elegantly well-structured with a fine persistent mousse and a long saline finish. This is absolutely ready now, particularly if you prefer your RD with a deliberately fresh and vibrant aromatic profile.

According to cellar master Gilles Descotes, this is really the point of RD in certain vintages like 2004. ‘So I would recommend that you open it within the next twelve months in order to capture and enjoy this very particular aromatic expression.’

Alternatively, if you prefer a touch more honey and praline notes, keep it in bottle for another five years – or more! Drinking Window 2018 - 2030.

Sugar Level: 3g/l

Closure: Natural Cork