La Grande Annee Collector Bullet
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Typically best enjoyed 10 to 25 years from the vintage release, with exceptional aging potential in larger formats.
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Seared scallops with truffle butter, roasted duck breast, aged Comté cheese
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The Bollinger La Grande Année Collector Bullet represents the ultimate intersection of cinematic history and viticultural excellence. This ultra-exclusive release celebrates Bollinger's legendary partnership with the James Bond franchise, which began in 1979. Housed in a spectacular, limited-edition case shaped like a Walther PPK bullet, this collector's piece contains Bollinger's prestige vintage cuvée, La Grande Année. Crafted only in exceptional years, this Champagne is entirely fermented in seasoned oak casks, a traditional method that imparts unmatched depth, micro-oxygenation, and creamy complexity. Primarily sourced from Grand and Premier Cru vineyards in Aÿ, Verzenay, Cramant, and Oger, it showcases a powerful, Pinot Noir-driven structure balanced by the elegance of Chardonnay, resulting in a rich, vinous masterpiece with notes of toasted brioche, baked stone fruits, and refined minerality.
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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.