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Bollinger B13 Blanc de Noirs 2013

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Description & Technical Information
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Champagne Bollinger owns an impressive 178 hectares of vineyards, of which 85% are in Grand Cru and Premier Cru villages. Their land is spread over seven main villages: Aÿ, Avenay, Louvois, Tauxières and Verzenay planted with Pinot Noir; Cuis with Chardonnay; and Champvoisy with Meunier. Bollinger are one of the few Houses to produce the majority of their own grapes for their blends. Pinot Noir represents 60% of the House's vineyards and defines the House style: complex and powerful with remarkable structure. In 2012 Champagne Bollinger was certified High Environment Value (HEV) this certification rewards a number of environmental procedures implemented at the Maison.

It’s thanks to the ethical farming practices that Bollinger employs in the vineyard – minimal agricultural inputs, controlled yields, precise management of the grape’s maturity throughout the course of harvesting – that the Champagne House constantly benefits from undeniably high-quality grapes, no matter how difficult certain years can be. Today, B13 is a new example of this with 90% of the grapes coming from the Bollinger Estate. This blend is all from the 2013 harvest, the last summer where it was a traditional late harvest in October, something that used to be common but with global warming harvest are now all too often in late August and early September. The combination of a cool summer combined with vineyards with cooler north and north east facing aspects has created a champagne with elegance and wonderfully rich yet restrained fruit.

Weather: 2013 was characterised by a particularly late growing cycle. The never-ending winter was followed by a very cool, late spring. we had to wait until the start of July for flowering to begin – something we hadn’t seen in Champagne for quite some time! Fortunately, summer was glorious with plenty of sunshine, record temperatures and very low rainfall, ideal for the ripening of the Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays. the temperatures were cool for the October harvest and the resulting wines are elegant and fresh – the signs of a “classic” vintage.

Technical Information:
Vineyards: 92% Grand Cru: 52% Verzenay, 25% Ay, 15% Louvois | 8% Premier Cru: 1% Mareuil-sur-Ay & 7% Avenay
Grape Varieties: 100% Pinot Noir all from 2013
Lees Ageing: 7 years
Disgorged: April 2021
Dosage: 6 g/l
Drink: Now to 2030

No magnums were made of Bollinger B13 #howcareless
The gift box is 100% recyclable, made of mostly recycled materials

Tasting Note: Opening with notes of ripe fruits, fruit jellies and leading to aromas of mirabelle plum and vine peach. On the palate, intense fruit with flavours of pear and fresh almonds and apple tart with candied lemon notes. Velvety persistence with a saline hint on the finish.
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Expert Reviews
93 → 95/100
Essi Avellan MW
“On this vintage with a prolonged growing season Bollinger played the cool card, choosing to go with a high proportion of Verzenay fruit (51%). The combination of cool vintage and cool terroir is truly attractive for a blanc de noirs. Already the nose has lovely zingy fruitiness to it, lemon custard, perfectly ripe peaches and elegant spicy and chalky tones. The ensemble comes across as elegant, super juicy and purely fruity. My favourite of Bollinger limited editions so far! ”
18/20
Nick Baker
“Has a beautiful freshness to the aromatics, delicious ripe peach radiates from the glass with bundles of red crunchy fruit. The palate has real tension, such lovely ripe radiant fruit with bitter orange and zippiness, it finishes so light it almost dances on the palate. Love the weight of fruit yet real lightness.”
93/100
Peter Moser
“Bright golden yellow, silver reflections, lively fine mousse. Delicate orange zest, yellow plum, peach, white flowers, fine touch of honey, a hint of nut. Juicy, ripe yellow apple, pronounced fruit without being sweet, a hint of grapefruit, fine acidity, lemony-salty touch on the finish, animating style.”
95/100
James Suckling
“For an 8-year-old champagne this is extremely vibrant, the red-fruit character from the pinot noir grape rather in the background. Quite a strict style with discreet lees creaminess. However the ripeness and power means that it isn’t austere. Feels bone-dry at the powerful, chalky finish. 100% pinot noir, 100% barrel-fermented and 100% matured under cork. Disgorged in March 2021. Drink or hold.”
90/100
Antonio Galloni
“The 2013 Blanc de Noirs B13 is another new Champagne from Bollinger. This 100% Pinot Noir is quite the surprise, as it shows a clearly bright side of Pinot in this late-ripening year. Citrus, orchard fruit, mint, crushed rocks and white pepper lend aromatic brilliance to a decidedly nervy, taut Blanc de Noirs. B13 is a blend taken from five villages on the Montagne de Reims. It will be interesting to see if more Pinot character emerges over time. Dosage is 6 grams per liter.”
93/100
Alison Napjus
“A graceful Champagne, with a subtle, pleasing tension to the invigorating aromas and flavors of crème de cassis, baked pineapple, verbena, toast and crystallized honey as they ride the silky mousse. Ends with a mouthwatering, mineral- and spice-laced finish. Drink now”
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News Articles
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    March 13, 2023

    Moving towards a sustainable future, Bollinger is now formally including commitments in the brand in the 'Bollinger way'
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    Today sees the next edition in this new line-up. PN VZ16 is the second interpretation in a new series that will be released every year, always with a focus on one of Bollinger’s Pinot Noir crus.
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    September 30, 2020

    In celebration of over 40 years of partnership as the Official Champagne of 007 and the upcoming film No Time To Die, Champagne Bollinger has produced a limited edition gift box that brings together three icons: Bollinger’s signature Special Cuvée, the Aston Martin DB5 and James Bond.
  4. Bollinger PN VZ15 - New Release

    Bollinger PN VZ15 - New Release

    July 20, 2020

    How Bollinger’s new PN VZ 15 is a glorious deep-dive into terroir - Written by Anne Krebiehl MW for The-Buyer.Net The new Bollinger PN VZ 15 releases on 21st July 2020
  5. Bollinger: Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot

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    March 1, 2020

    During a visit to the house of Bollinger in Aÿ last year, we explored champagnes from some of the region's hottest ever vintages, dating as far back as 1947. We also held a mini-vertical of Special Cuvée base vintages, tasted a trio of R.D.s and had a look at the new Coteaux Champenois.
  6. Bollinger: 2018 Vins Clairs Tasting

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    April 19, 2019

    Shortly after the 2018 harvest, Bollinger Chef de Cave Gilles Descôtes declared that "2017 was the worst harvest of my life and 2018 is the best". We visited the house in Aÿ to taste the base wines and also tasted some of the rarer grape varieties, such as Arbane, Petit Meslier and Pinot Gris.
  7. LIVE Bollinger Tasting and Q&A

    LIVE Bollinger Tasting and Q&A

    March 1, 2019

    On Wednesday 6th March 2019, we’ll be going LIVE on Instagram TV with Bollinger winemaker Karl Reuter, who'll be guiding us through a tasting of six Bollinger champagnes and answering questions put to him by the live audience.
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    April 12, 2017

    The difficult 2016 vintage appears to have been kind to Champagne Bollinger. We tasted the Vins Clairs at the winery in Aÿ last month and the house are optimsitic - even drawing likeness to the magnificent 1988 vintage! We judged for ourselves...
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