Cuvee Cathelin

The 2004 Cristal is 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay

Note however that this is one very structured wine that will require a lengthy stay in a cool cellar to arrive at its full peak

disgorged January

with tons of depth

Bollinger, Rd Vintage:1988 Cuvee CathelinLight gold color. Textbook Bollinger aromas of toast, lees and buttered toast, along with suggestions of fresh mushroom and white truffle. This is really about earthy tones, not fruit. Thick and fat to the point of being oily in texture, with deeply pitched sweet cream and butter tones and a slow to unfold singed pineapple flavor. For fans of Bollinger, this is a serious buy. . Josh Raynolds