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Thu, Mar 6, 2025 03:00PM EST - Fri, Mar 7, 2025 03:00PM EST
  • 2002
  • 750ml
  • France
  • Champagne
  • Champagne Blend
  • White Sparkling
Lot 74

2002 Bollinger R D Extra Brut Champagne - 1 bottle(s)-750ml

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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 2002 Bollinger R D Extra Brut Champagne - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $600 - $850 with a BUY IT NOW price of $725. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11501.

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This collection, featuring a plethora of Champagne, comes from the cellar of a consignor in Toronto. All bottles have been stored in temperature and humidity - controlled conditions.
The rating for 2002 Bollinger R D Extra Brut Champagne is 95 points from Robert Parker and the tasting note - I've encountered some bottle variation with Bollinger's 2002 Extra-Brut R. D., but this example, disgorged in 2016, was showing especially well, offering up a deep bouquet of dried fruits, orange zest, mocha, spices, English walnuts and hazelnuts. Full-bodied, broad and enveloping, with a pillowy, seamless profile and a fleshy core, it concludes with a long, sapid finish. With two grams per liter less acidity than the more incisive 2008 (which has not yet been released as R. D.), the 2002 is a giving, expansive wine that is drinking well today.