scorched earth

Denis is more structured than a Clos de la Roche (when made by the same winemaker) but that is the case here

green guava

kumquat and lemon zest with an emerging core of honey-drizzled white peach

Note however that this is one very structured wine that will require a lengthy stay in a cool cellar to arrive at its full peak

Bollinger, Rd Vintage:1988 scorched earthLight gold color. Textbook Bollinger aromas of toast, lees and buttered toast, along with suggestions of fresh mushroom and white truffle. This is really about earthy tones, not fruit. Thick and fat to the point of being oily in texture, with deeply pitched sweet cream and butter tones and a slow to unfold singed pineapple flavor. For fans of Bollinger, this is a serious buy. . Josh Raynolds