Bollinger Special Cuvée NV Champagne Jeroboam 300cl399. 99 per jeroboam ABV 12% From the vineyards of this still run family Champagne house of Bollinger at Aij and vineyards at Cuis, this full bodied NV Champagne unleashes a broad range of nuanced flavours on the palate. The richness and complexity which characterize this mellow, fine Champagne are due to the methods employed by Bollinger; for the particular component blend of vintages, only the juice of first pressings is used. The grape is

Pale gold in colour

but whatever the case over any informal meal

McLaren Vale - located just 30 minutes drive south east of Adelaide and parallel to the coast

Summer brought ideal conditions with hot

peppery fruit at heart

vanilla and earthy fruit aroma

James Suckling 91 points

97pts Richard Juhlin"2008 is a remarkably slowly ageing vintage

Its nose offers exceptional complexity with notes of red fruits

the 2019 Haut-Brion is deep garnet-purple colored

It's one of the finest vintages for Alión

The overarching feeling of the group was that this was a superb effort and one which tasted delicious already but which had a seam of nervy acidity which might propel it forwards for more than just one summer