Are you a UK wine lover who appreciates luxury but demands exceptional value? Then you need to know about Winedrops. They’re disrupting the UK market by offering world-class wines—like the highly sought-after Champagne Bollinger, the official Champagne of 007—at prices that consistently undercut the high street.1 We’ve uncorked the details on five of their best-selling or most critically acclaimed bottles to prove why your next order should be through them.

Ranking and Reviewing Bollinger’s Five Must-Try Bottles

Bollinger Special Cuvée NV

The iconic, full-bodied, and toasty non-vintage Champagne. Rich, powerful, and famously James Bond’s favourite, it sets the benchmark for quality and complexity in a Brut NV.

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£41.99.

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This flagship non-vintage is a true measure of the House’s quality.

Taste and Profile

This flagship non-vintage Champagne perfectly embodies the classic Bollinger style: it’s full-bodied with a beautiful golden colour and fine bubbles. Look for a complex aroma of roasted apples, warm brioche, and spices, leading to a rich, vinous flavour on the palate with creamy notes of pear and walnut. It has a long, dry, and pleasantly toasty finish, delivering impressive depth and maturity for a non-vintage bottle.

Awards

  • Wine Spectator: Consistently scores 93 Points.
  • Wine Enthusiast: Regularly awarded 94 Points.

Food Pairings

  • Classic: Grilled white fish (like turbot or cod) with a rich, buttery sauce.
  • Contemporary/Vegetarian: Luxurious, creamy cardoon or mushroom risotto with aged Parmesan.
  • Surprising Choice: Traditional fish and chips—the high acidity beautifully cuts through the oiliness.

Bollinger Rosé NV

A gourmet Rosé defined by its fresh red berry notes, elegant structure, and creamy texture, achieved by blending in a small proportion of red wine from a Grand Cru vineyard.

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£52.99

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Taste and Profile

With its pale pink hue, this Champagne presents an initial aroma of fresh red berries, wild strawberry, and cherry, layered beneath the signature toasty Bollinger notes. It is vinous and delicate on the palate, offering a soft creamy mousse, vibrant red fruit flavours, and an underlying refreshing minerality, all contributing to a structured and supremely elegant finish.

Awards

  • James Suckling: 94 Points
  • Wine Enthusiast: 93 Points

Food Pairings

  • Classic: Smoked salmon canapés or a perfectly roasted duck breast.
  • Contemporary/Vegetarian: A summer berry and mascarpone tart (the fruit echoes the wine’s character).
  • Surprising Choice: A platter of sushi and sashimi, where the wine’s structure complements the richness of the fish.

Bollinger PN TX17 (Blanc de Noirs)

A specialist, intense Champagne made entirely from Pinot Noir grapes. It is vinous and concentrated, showcasing power, linearity, and savoury spice notes with tremendous aging potential.

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£79.99

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Taste and Profile

Crafted entirely from Pinot Noir, this Blanc de Noirs is powerful and expressive, showcasing intense aromas of cooked stone fruits, liquorice, and dried flowers. The flavour is full-bodied and linear, combining rich fruitiness with a taut, almost mineral freshness, concluding with a very long finish that is marked by red fruit and a surprising savoury salinity.

Awards

  • Decanter: 95 Points
  • Jancis Robinson: 17.5/20

Food Pairings

  • Classic: Game birds, such as roasted grouse or pheasant, where the wine’s power meets the richness of the meat.
  • Contemporary/Vegetarian: Richly flavoured truffle and mushroom terrine or a celeriac gratin.
  • Surprising Choice: Aged Comté cheese, whose nutty, salty profile locks perfectly with the wine’s savoury depth.

Bollinger La Grande Année 2015

The House’s flagship vintage expression, known for its superb complexity, freshness, and power. Aged entirely in oak barrels, it is a serious, structured, and cellar-worthy wine.

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£139.99.

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Taste and Profile

A classic vintage known for power and finesse, the 2015 offers complex aromas of brioche, honey, and hazelnut, evolving into delicate lemon curd and ripe plum. The palate has exceptional freshness and concentration, driven by a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, giving it a firm backbone and a silky texture that culminates in a supremely long, complex finish.

Awards

  • Robert Parker Wine Advocate: 96 Points
  • Decanter: 97 Points

Food Pairings

  • Classic: Seared scallops with a brown butter sauce, or a delicate Bresse chicken.
  • Contemporary/Vegetarian: A rich, braised fennel tart with saffron and a touch of goat’s cheese.
  • Surprising Choice: Old-school coronation chicken, where the curry spice meets the wine’s acidity and power.

Bollinger R.D. 2008 (Récemment Dégorgé)

The ultimate prestige cuvée. This late-disgorged vintage wine offers explosive complexity, extraordinary length, and youthful freshness, despite decades of aging on the lees.

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£289.99.

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R.D. (‘Recently Disgorged’) is only released when Mme Bollinger deems it ready, representing a pinnacle of vinous Champagne luxury.

Taste and Profile

This late-disgorged Champagne from the legendary 2008 vintage offers an incredibly complex aroma, featuring tertiary notes of tobacco, spice, marzipan, and ginger. The palate is immensely energetic and taut, with a laser-focused minerality and powerful yet refined flavours of fresh walnut and candied fruit. It delivers an extraordinarily long, bone-dry, and intellectual finish, making it a masterpiece of precision and longevity.

Awards

  • Wine Advocate (William Kelley): 98+ Points
  • Decanter: 100 Points, a perfect score, describing it as “a tour de force.”

Food Pairings

  • Classic: The ultimate partner for truffled scrambled eggs or a highly refined chicken consommé.
  • Contemporary/Vegetarian: An earthy, complex wild mushroom pâté or aged Pecorino with balsamic reduction.
  • Surprising Choice: Spicy Thai prawn crackers—the R.D.’s intensity and spice notes handle the heat and oil of the snack beautifully.

Winedrops is clearly setting a new standard for value in the UK wine market. From the everyday luxury of the Special Cuvée to the cellar-worthy prestige of the R.D. 2008, the verified savings speak for themselves. Why pay the high street price when you can access these iconic bottles—James Bond’s favourite, no less—at a fraction of the cost?