{"product_id":"bollinger-champagne-special-cuvee-nv","title":"Bollinger Champagne Special Cuvée NV","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBollinger's Special Cuvée is aged up to 5 years, much longer than any other non-vintage wine. T\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehe house's reserve wines are aged in a collection of 800,000 magnums, each under cork with a touch of sugar and yeast for freshness. The expense of materials and labor for this step is mind boggling. It's a major component in the Special Cuvée blend because it continuously presents the best results.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis one of two houses to ferment entirely in oak (the other is Krug). Bollinger recently hosted a blind tasting of special bottles of Champagnes fermented in either stainless steel, 5-, 25-, or 50-year-old barrels. The differences were stark — the older the barrel, the better, for unbeatable mouthfeel and structure. To maintain their enormous stock of barrels (some are up to 100 years old), they employ an in-house cooper, the last property in the region to do so. Special Cuvée, again, benefits from this devotion to quality.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Private [PRI]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44125572792355,"sku":"SF-A-HDH1026-110226-48-9","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1208\/0163\/files\/Bottle-of-Bollinger-Champagne-Special-Cuvee-NV-Sparkling-Wine-Flatiron-SF.jpg?v=1794443996","url":"https:\/\/sf.flatiron-wines.com\/products\/bollinger-champagne-special-cuvee-nv","provider":"Flatiron SF","version":"1.0","type":"link"}