B16
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed within 5 to 15 years from its release, though its exceptional structure allows it to develop further complexity with extended cellaring.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted poultry such as capon, aged Comte cheese, and seared scallops with a rich butter sauce.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Bollinger's PN B16 is a remarkable Blanc de Noirs Champagne that celebrates the unique vision of Pinot Noir, the house's signature grape variety. The 'B16' designation signifies the 2016 base vintage, with the blend anchored by the grand cru terroir of Verzenay, renowned for its structure, tension, and crystalline acidity. Bollinger's historic winemaking philosophy shines through here, utilizing older reserve wines—some aged in magnums under cork for up to eleven years—to add layers of complexity and depth. Fermented in oak casks and aged on its lees far longer than appellation requirements, this cuvée embodies the rich heritage of Ay and Verzenay, delivering a vinous, powerful, yet elegant expression of Champagne's most noble black grape.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in 1829 in the historic village of Aÿ by Jacques Bollinger, Paul Renaudin, and Hennequin de Villermont, Champagne Bollinger is one of the region's most prestigious and fiercely independent family-owned houses. Renowned for its Pinot Noir-dominated blends and traditional production methods, Bollinger uniquely ferments its vintage wines in seasoned oak casks and maintains an extensive library of reserve wines aged in magnums under cork. The house's signature style is defined by its rich complexity, structure, and depth, best exemplified by legendary cuvées like Special Cuvée, La Grande Année, and the late-disgorged R.D. Additionally, Bollinger preserves a rare piece of viticultural history with its ungrafted, pre-phylloxera Pinot Noir vines used to produce the ultra-exclusive Vieilles Vignes Françaises.