(Bollinger Champagne R.D. Extra Brut) R.D. (“recently disgorged”) is basically a Grand Année that has been kept behind for an extra three years’ aging on the lees. It receives a dosage of only 3 grams per liter. This yellow-gold wine has a nose of white chocolate, chalk, and mushrooms, expressed on the palate as shiitakes. A fullbodied, earthy, winey Champagne, it finishes bone dry. The Shifting Landscape of Champagne
By Catherine Fallis, MS, CWP
(Bollinger Champagne R.D. Extra Brut) R.D. (“recently disgorged”) is basically a Grand Année that has been kept behind for an extra three years’ aging on the lees. It receives a dosage of only 3 grams per liter. This yellow-gold wine has a nose of white chocolate, chalk, and mushrooms, expressed on the palate as shiitakes. A fullbodied, earthy, winey Champagne, it finishes bone dry. The Shifting Landscape of ChampagneJuly 2008, (See more on Sommelier Journal...)