Winemaker Notes
As the flavours evolve, tropical whispers of mango and crisp green apple emerge, adding an exotic intrigue. Toasty notes evocative of freshly baked bread, lend warmth, while delicate hints of cedar and nutmeg offer a refined spicy finish. Effervescent and elegant, BOLLE Blanc de Blancs delivers a truly refined sparkling wine experience.
Blend: 75% Chardonnay, 25% Sylvaner
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Citrus squeezed over a mix of crisp orchard fruits opens this balanced sparkling non-alcoholic wine, while flavors broaden and lengthen, picking up a mouthwatering zest through the finish. Pleasing.
A term typically reserved for Champagne and Sparkling Wines, non-vintage or simply “NV” on a label indicates a blend of finished wines from different vintages (years of harvest). To make non-vintage Champagne, typically the current year’s harvest (in other words, the current vintage) forms the base of the blend. Finished wines from previous years, called “vins de reserve” are blended in at approximately 10-50% of the total volume in order to achieve the flavor, complexity, body and acidity for the desired house style. A tiny proportion of Champagnes are made from a single vintage.
There are also some very large production still wines that may not claim one particular vintage. This would be at the discretion of the winemaker’s goals for character of the final wine.
The Moors gave it the name, ‘Manxa,’ which fittingly means ‘parched earth.’ La Mancha, the largest Spanish wine producing region in all of Spain, is one of its hottest and driest. Sturdy and drought-resistant white varieietes like Airen, Viura and Verdejo thrive in this environment.