PN TX20
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Seared duck breast, roasted veal chop with chanterelles, or aged Comté cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Bollinger's PN series is a celebrated exploration of Pinot Noir, the house's signature grape. The PN TX20 edition is a Blanc de Noirs crafted predominantly from the Pinot Noir of Tauxières (TX), with the 2020 vintage (20) serving as its base. Tauxières is a premier cru on the cold, chalky slopes of the Montagne de Reims, prized for imparting a unique tension and vibrant acidity to the grape. True to Bollinger's historic craftsmanship, which dates back to 1829, this cuvée incorporates reserve wines aged in magnums under cork, blending the freshness of the base year with the complex, oxidative depth developed through oak barrel fermentation and extended cellar aging.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1829 in Aÿ by Hennequin de Villermont, Paul Renaudin, and Jacques Bollinger, Maison Bollinger endures as one of Champagne's preeminent independent, family-owned Grandes Marques. Its identity was indelibly forged under the visionary stewardship of Madame Lily Bollinger in the mid-twentieth century. The estate controls approximately 180 hectares of vineyards, dominated by Grand and Premier Cru parcels across the Montagne de Reims and Vallée de la Marne, rooted in deep Belemnite chalk and limestone. Bollinger is celebrated for its Pinot Noir-centric architectural style, championing vinification in seasoned oak barrels, magnum reserve aging under natural cork, and extensive cellar maturation before disgorgement. The portfolio is epitomized by Special Cuvée and La Grande Année, reaching transcendental complexity in R.D. (Récemment Dégorgé) and the elusive Vieilles Vignes Françaises, produced from ungrafted, pre-phylloxera vines trained en foule.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier