Renaudin Extra Quality Very Dry
⏳ Drinking Window
2018 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted poultry, creamy mushroom risotto, raw oysters
✨ Technical Specifications
This historic bottling pays homage to Paul Renaudin, who co-founded the legendary Champagne house alongside Jacques Bollinger in 1829. Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the house's Champagnes were frequently exported to the United Kingdom under the dual name 'Renaudin Bollinger,' with the 'Extra Quality Very Dry' designation becoming immensely popular among British high society and eventually earning a Royal Warrant from Queen Victoria in 1884. This historic cuvée laid the stylistic foundation for what would become the house's signature dry, deeply structured, Pinot Noir-dominated style. Reflecting the classic Bollinger methodology, it relied heavily on fruit from Grand and Premier Cru vineyards in the Marne, utilizing traditional oak cask fermentation for the finest components and extended lees aging to develop a rich, complex, and biscuity profile.
🍾 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 60%, Chardonnay 25%, Pinot Meunier 15%
🍷 ABV
12-12.5%