2002 Salon and 2002 Bollinger R.D. – first impressions of the two iconic faces of Champagne

2002 Bollinger R.D. – 2002 is the fiftieth anniversary of Bollinger’s staggering tour de force R.D.  The bottle that I tasted was disgorged on 19 Sept 2013 (very much in keeping with its mantra of Récemment Dégorgé or Recently Disgorged).  The freshness versus development axis of R.D. is what Bollinger strives for in every release […]