BOLLINGER R.D. Extra Brut 1996
BOLLINGER R.D. Extra Brut 1996
BOLLINGER R.D. Extra Brut 1996
BOLLINGER R.D. Extra Brut 1996
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BOLLINGER R.D. Extra Brut 1996
BOLLINGER R.D. Extra Brut 1996
BOLLINGER R.D. Extra Brut 1996
BOLLINGER R.D. Extra Brut 1996
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1996

BOLLINGER R.D. Extra Brut 1996

Wine 1996 Champagne Champagne

To drink between 2019 and 2040

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95-100 / 100 Rated by 6 experts

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98 / 100
La Revue du Vin de France January - 2008
La Revue du Vin de France
Guide vert 2008
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97 / 100
Wine Enthusiast January - 2006
Wine Enthusiast
The Bollinger R.D. (recently disgorged) is Bollinger's answer to a prestige cuvée. Keeping the wine long on its lees (this was disgorged in June 2006) yields a wine that is very much in the rich Bollinger style. This is a beautifully balanced wine, with acidity, intensity and structure in perfect harmony. It is still so young, and certainly could age for years.
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96 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate August - 2022
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
Bursting with aromas of golden orchard fruit, crème brûlée, espresso roast, spices, warm bread, smoke and honeycomb, with time in the glass hints of dried fruits and marmalade emerge. On the palate, it's full-bodied, layered and vinous, with a textural attack and an ample core of fruit that's complemented by a pearly mousse, concluding with a long, saline, bone-dry finish. This is the best bottle of the 1996 R. D. I've ever encountered.
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94 / 100
Falstaff November - 2012
Falstaff
Clear yellow with silver reflections and fine bubbles. On the nose, still somewhat reserved, with smoky, mineral notes, a hint of tarragon and ripe apple. Full-bodied, with aromas of white stone fruits, a rather dry style, and a delicate orange note. Needs time. Not yet as evolved as one would expect at this stage of maturation.
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94 / 100
Wine Spectator November - 2006
Wine Spectator
A powerhouse. Big and sophisticated, combining lemon and grapefruit notes with candied fruits, roasted nuts and coffee. Fresh, dry and finely detailed, with finesse and a lingering finish driven by acidity.
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18,5++/20
Jancis Robinson October - 2025
Jancis Robinson
Acidity takes more of the centre stage, compared with the 1995. Very clean, focused acidity – pretty forthright and evident. I’d give this another two to three years and expect the acidity to soften just a little. When that happens, this will be a spectacular, hard-to-beat champagne. But the flavours (albeit subtle) are so very Bollinger.
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Vintage Wine  1996
Region Champagne
Appellation Champagne
Colour Champagne
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Bollinger
Bollinger
The history of Bollinger, founded in 1829 in Champagne in the village of Aÿ, is that of a family who has always passionately defended a unique know-how. The famous "Aunt Lily", who presided over the destiny of the House from 1941, established very strict quality rules that would guide, from then on and still today, the leaders who would succeed her. See the website
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