1976 Bollinger Champagne R.D. Extra Brut

Community Tasting Notes (8) Median Score: 96 points

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  2/27/2021 - cortoncharlie wrote:

  we popped it as an aperitif and saved half a bottle to accompany the cheese at the end. it really needed a lot of air to open up but it blossomed into a very good champagne. not as good as the 1979 RD IMHO.

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  12/28/2019 - Taffy-on-Tour Likes this wine: 98 Points

  A historical tasting note.
  Tasted in the Summer of 1988.
  Unbelievable!!
  Pale in colour.
  On the nose, the belief that I was strolling knee deep in a meadow of spring flowers, so pungent was it. Loads of yeasty brioche. This must be what heaven smells like!!
  Acidic, but in a softer way, very, very attractive and full on the palate, oh so memorable.
  This was my benchmark Bolly, once tasted; NEVER forgotten.
  I now have bottles of the Grande Annee 2008, which I hope can live up to the 1976. It is said that one should never go back. When they release the 2008 RD, I will be at the front of the queue, elbows out clutching my debit card and hoping for an action replay!!

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  3/29/2019 - ToBolt Likes this wine: 99 Points

  Was für eine unfassbare Flasche. Degorgierdatum war nicht mehr lesbar, kann aber mit ziemlicher Sicherheit auf Mitte 1988 angenommen werden. Also nicht ewig auf der Hefe, aber danach offenbar ideal gelagert, und das für über 30 Jahre. Farbe, Geruch, Geschmack - alles scheint wie von einer anderen Welt zu sein, ätherisch, schwebend, unendlich tief. Ich könnte jetzt von Feuerstein & getrockneten Aprikosen schwärmen, von einer Perlage, die innewohnt anstatt nur präsent zu sein, von einem ewig langen Abgang... es würde diesem Wein, besser: dieser Flasche einfach nicht gerecht werden. Ohne Zweifel der beste Champagner, den ich je getrunken habe.

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  6/27/2015 - BradE wrote:

  From mag, and sipped leisurely over a 3-4 hour dinner. I quite enjoyed it.

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  10/15/2013 - aagrawal wrote: 88 Points

  Darker golden color; nutty, oxidative; still great bubbles, orange, mature fruit; finish is medium length. Good, but certainly past its prime by a longshot. 88

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