PN AYC18
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed within 3 to 15 years from its release, allowing its vibrant primary fruit to develop into deeper honeyed, nutty complexities.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted poultry such as capon or guinea fowl, slow-cured Iberico ham, and rich seafood dishes like seared scallops or turbot in a light butter sauce.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Bollinger's PN AYC18 is a remarkable testament to the house's historic mastery of Pinot Noir, a grape that has defined the Bollinger style since its founding in Ay in 1829. This specific cuvée, part of the acclaimed PN series designed to explore the unique terroirs of Champagne, shines a spotlight on the Grand Cru village of Ay, using the 2018 vintage as its foundation. Crafted entirely from Pinot Noir, the blend incorporates older reserve wines, some of which are aged in magnums under cork in Bollinger's deep, chalky cellars to preserve freshness and complexity. Fermented partially in oak barrels, this Blanc de Noirs captures the powerful, structured, and deeply aromatic character of Ay's sun-drenched, chalk-rich slopes, offering a rich tapestry of stone fruits, toasted brioche, and a signature mineral precision.
🍾 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.