Champagne Bollinger & Friends

Champagne Bollinger & Friends

Indulge in an exceptional tasting experience with Morgane Renaud of Champagne Bollinger and Allison Spurrell from Les Amis du Fromage. Delight in a curated selection of Bollinger champagnes, including the esteemed La Grande Année, perfectly complemented by an exquisite assortment of cheeses from Vancouver’s finest cheese specialist.

Discover the featured products, along with delicious food pairing, included in your ticket.

1. BOLLINGER - SPECIAL CUVEE BRUT: 95 Points, Decanter: "If it's good enough for James Bond, it's good enough for you. Bollinger Champagne has made a number of cameos in James Bond films over the year. This non-vintage Special Cuvée is an example of a classic Champagne done well. Notes of marzipan on the nose and the palate give toastiness and leesy notes, specifically sourdough. It's classic for a reason and would only elevate any table it finds itself on." (December 2022)
2. BOLLINGER - BRUT ROSE: 93 Points, Wine Spectator: "Sleek and elegant, this finely knit rosé Champagne offers flavors of ripe cherry, blood orange granita and slivered almond, with aromatic accents of graphite, star anise and verbena. Long and creamy on the vibrant finish. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier. Drink now through 2028." (2023)
3. BOLLINGER - LA GRANDE ANNEE GIFT BOX: 97 Points, Wine Spectator: "Racy acidity drives this mouthwatering Champagne. Fine and creamy mousse with aromas and flavors of crème de cassis, glazed tangerine, roasted hazelnut, ground coffee, pickled ginger and white blossoms. Long and satiny, with minerality and chalk notes gaining momentum on the lasting finish." (June 2022)
4. BOLLINGER - R.D. EXTRA BRUT 2007: 97 Points, Wine Advocate: "Disgorged on July 10, 2020, with three grams per liter dosage, Bollinger's eagerly awaited 2007 Extra-Brut R. D. is beautiful, unwinding in the glass with aromas of crisp orchard fruit, citrus pith and white flowers mingled with hints of honey, orange oil, buttery pastry, English walnuts and delicately spicy bass notes. Full-bodied, vibrant and incisive, it's unusually elegant and structurally fine-boned for what is routinely one of Champagne's more muscular tête de cuvées, with a bright spine of acidity that's cloaked in vibrant, concentrated fruit, complemented by a pearly pinpoint mousse and concluding with an intensely sapid finish. Long and penetrating, this is a tightly coiled R. D. that will reward bottle age. Drink Date: 2021 - 2037." (March 2021)

Meet Morgane Renaud:

Growing up in the Bordeaux region, Morgane was always immersed in the wine industry. Passionate about viticulture, oenology and a travel enthusiast, she has been able to expand her knowledge and grow strong sales skills throughout her experiences at Millesima and more recently Château Haut Brion. She keeps evolving in a multicultural environment whether working in a cellar, training a distributor team or pouring wine behind a bar and is now in charge of business development in the Americas for Champagne Bollinger.

Meet Allison Spurrell:

Allison Spurrell has been in the retail cheese industry since 1987, when she founded the award-winning Vancouver cheese shop with her mother Alice Spurrell. She has a certificate in Cheese Making Technology from the Department of Food Science at the University of Guelph. She is a member of both the Confrérie des Chevaliers des Fromages de France and the Guilde des Fromagers Confrerie du Saint-Uguzon. Allison supplies cheese to the chefs of Vancouver’s best restaurants and hotels and has been Voted “Supplier of the Year” by Vancouver Magazine.

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