Burn Cottage, Pinot Noir Vintage:2018 Quintessential Bollinger bouquet

Quintessential Bollinger bouquet

The 2018 is a stunning Pinot from Alpine

juniper and violet

75 ha parcel of vines averaging 35 to 40 years of age)

and something almost white-Rioja-like toward the finish – and I mean that as a complement

Burn Cottage, Pinot Noir Vintage:2018 Quintessential Bollinger bouquetThe 2017 Burn Cottage Vineyard Pinot Noir shows considerable intensity and length, but it starts off with charming floral notes, hints of thyme and cedar and lashings of black cherries. It's that elusive combination of concentration and complexity, wrapped in a silky coat of ripe tannins, that raises this wine to the next level. It should drink well for a decade or more.