La Côte Aux Enfants 2019
Bollinger, Aÿ, Champagne
AC Coteaux Champenois
Vintage 2019
Style Red
Blend of grapes 100% Pinot Noir
Winemaker Denis Bunner
Alcohol 11.5%
Details of production
La Côte aux Enfants is a great red wine from the legendary Aÿ plot: a pure Pinot Noir, the combination of an exceptional plot and a highly skilled Burgundy winemaking method which is very rare in the Champagne region. The region originally owed its fame to its red wines. Favourites of King Henri IV, the Pinot Noirs from the town of Aÿ were the most popular wines of the French court. La Côte aux Enfants comes from a steep, small 70 acre plot just outside Aÿ which Jacques Bollinger himself reconstituted patiently, at the beginning of the 20th century, from over 50 differently owned plots. It is exclusively planted with Pinot Noir and is a designated Grand Cru site. Since 2009, all vines grown on that site are organically farmed and green harvests reduce the yield to 8,500kgs per hectare.
Tasting Notes
With a beautiful warm garnet colour, the nose delivers spicy notes with intense aromas of elderflower, black cherry and blueberry. On the palate, elegant black fruit aromas of cherries in eau de vie and blackcurrant, accompanied by delicate notes of pepper and clove. Liquorice on the finish, rounded with great tannic structure.
How To Serve
To fully appreciate its unique style, bouquet and aromas, we recommend decanting La Côte aux Enfants a few hours before serving at 16°C. You can enjoy La Côte aux Enfants within the next five years in order to fully appreciate the expression of its fruit, or choose to age it in your cellar and enjoy different tasting sensations. Serve with veal or beef fillet with shallots in a red wine sauce. Alternatively, serve with poultry or duck. Also pairs perfectly with semi-firm cheeses such as Tomme from Savoie along with ripe Brie from Meaux.
