Blanc de Noirs
Blanc de Noirs describes a wine produced entirely from black grapes. In Champagne, Blanc de Noirs cuvée can be made from the two black grapes permitted within the appellation, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Bollinger's prestige cuvée Vieilles Vignes Françaises, from ungrafted, old Pinot Noir vines, has set the yardstick in a style that is now produced by a number of other Champagne houses.
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Blanc de Noirs describes a wine produced entirely from black grapes. In Champagne, Blanc de Noirs cuvée can be made from the two black grapes permitted within the appellation, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Bollinger's prestige cuvée Vieilles Vignes Françaises, from ungrafted, old Pinot Noir vines, has set the yardstick in a style that is now produced by a number of other Champagne houses.
A typical Blanc de Noirs cuvée has a deep golden colour, and can be more intensely flavoured than the classic non-vintage, multi-grape blend.Recommended Producers: Cedric Bouchard, Bollinger
Prices:
Bottle
£45.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 10cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
The result is profound, rich ,earthy and vinous. The freshness on the palate provides a perfect foil to all this gravitas, and the wine has both the power and the baletic elegance to be extremely versatile and to keep for a number of years.
(Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer)
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
The attractive light copper tinge to this presages the dark red fruit of this pure Pinot Noir Champagne, given just a little depth by a well-judged use of old oak which does not at all overpower the fruit. This oak ageing, combined with partial malolactic fermentation, results in a Champagne which maintains a high degree of freshness to offset the weight of the Ambonnay fruit.