La Côte aux Enfants 2015

CHAMPAGNE BOLLINGER

La Côte aux Enfants
2015

  • HVe3
  • Sustainable
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Champagne
Subregion
Vallée de la Marne
Varietal(s)
Pinot Noir 100 %
Colour
White
Producer's website

About this winery

Bollinger is a truly classic Champagne house and one of the world’s greatest wine producers, renowned for wines that epitomize Champagne’s unparalleled reputation for elegance and refinement. Founded in 1829 in the village of Ay, by 1884 Bollinger had received a Royal Warrant from Queen Victoria. Adding to its prestige, 1979 marked the beginning of one of the longest standing relationships in cinematic history; Bollinger has been the exclusive Champagne of James Bond ever since. From 1941...

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Product notes

The Champagne area originally owed its fame to its red wines. A favorite of King Henri IV, the Pinot Noirs from the town of Aÿ were the most popular wines of the French court. La Côte aux Enfants comes from a slope just outside Aÿ. Jacques Bollinger himself reconstituted it patiently, at the beginning of the 20th century, from over 50 differently owned plots! Today, Bollinger owns all four hectares of the legendary and iconic plot.

Production notes

100% Pinot Noir from “La Côte aux Enfants” in Aÿ. One third of the harvest is vinified in whole clusters. A very small production dedicated to the greatest vintages. Vinification in the traditional Burgundy style. Aged for eight months in small old oak barrels.

Press reviews

Wine Spectator

- 97 points -

December 2024 (Vintage 2014)

A luxurious Champagne from start to finish, this is enticing, with pain d'épices, ripe fruit and mineral notes wafting on the nose, while a plush mousse caresses the palate. A skein of fragrant spices winds through a rich panoply of crème de cassis, black cherry, baked pineapple, glazed tangerine peel, toasted raisin bread and honey flavors, all shaped and well-defined by vibrant acidity. Savory smoke and oyster shell accents are a minerally push on the lasting finish.

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Vinous

- 95 points -

Antonio Galloni, March 2024

The 2014 La Côte aux Enfants is a powerful, resonant Champagne. It emerges from north-facing parcels in a site best known for still reds. Kirsch, leather, spice, tobacco, ginger and cinnamon all build in the glass. Readers will find a Champagne that shows the wilder, gamier side of Pinot Noir allied to a good bit of supporting structure. This is a fine effort from Bollinger. Dosage is 6 grams per liter.

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