Bollinger PN AYC18 Champagne NV The Bollinger PN AYC18 Champagne, the fourth edition of the PN concept, is 100% Pinot Noir (Blanc de Noirs). The principal cru is Aÿ blended with other villages predominantly Tauxières and Verzenay. The base year of the wine is 2018, a warmer year giving this wine its roundness, hence a moderate dosage (6 grams). The oldest vintage in the blend is 2009, an exceptional vintage and much of these reserves are drawn from the maison’s famed magnums. The wine itself shimmers gold, quince, honey and marzipan with lively blood orange zest and hints of sweet spice. A sip reveals a planar wine, serious, structured and rich, even generous in preserved lemons thread with freshness.