{"id":11515,"date":"2014-03-22T10:06:06","date_gmt":"2014-03-22T10:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11515"},"modified":"2014-03-27T16:37:12","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T16:37:12","slug":"the-boat-race-bollinger-a-classic-combination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/03\/the-boat-race-bollinger-a-classic-combination\/","title":{"rendered":"The Boat Race &#038; Bollinger &#8211; a classic combination!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/BOLLINGER-Special-Cuvee-Brut-4888-00.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Bollinger\" alt=\"2014-Boat-Race-Bollinger-Banner\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-Boat-Race-Bollinger-Banner.jpg\" width=\"494\" height=\"137\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>On Sunday the 6th of April the 160th Oxford vs Cambridge Boat Race will take place.\u00a0 A brilliant event, steeped in history, of which we are enthusiastic supporters; not least\u00a0because it\u00a0passes\u00a0so close to\u00a0two of our shops in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/content\/shops.html\">Barnes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/content\/shops.html\">Chiswick<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/BOLLINGER-Special-Cuvee-Brut-4888-00.html?pack=3206&amp;term=bollinger&amp;page=\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-11545\" alt=\"BOLLINGER-Special-Cuvee-Brut-Boat-Race\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/BOLLINGER-Special-Cuvee-Brut-Boat-Race.png\" width=\"432\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Bollinger Special Cuv\u00e9e Brut<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first\u00a0ever race took place in 1829, the same year as the creation of the house of Bollinger in Champagne.\u00a0 This coincidence was as much of an excuse as\u00a0was needed for Bollinger to become the race&#8217;s official sponsor &#8211; and so we are delighted to be working together to offer our customers the fabulous\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/BOLLINGER-Special-Cuvee-Brut-4888-00.html?pack=3206&amp;term=bollinger&amp;page\">BOLLINGER Special Cuvee Brut<\/a>\u00a0at a very special price for a limited time around the race:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a337.95 by the bottle, down from \u00a342.95.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a335.00 per bottle if buying 6 bottles.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a333.95 per bottle if\u00a0buying 12 bottles.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2YNFp-2ZH?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Link&amp;utm_content=Bollinger%20Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Boat%20race\">whistle-stop trip<\/a> last week to Bollinger was\u00a0a great reminder of just how good this Champagne\u00a0is. From the outset it is clear that at Bollinger they really don&#8217;t stint in their efforts to make the most of the raw materials they have.<\/p>\n<p>Bollinger is a fuller style than many of the Grande Marque Champagnes owing to the high proportion of Pinot Noir in the blend and they age their wines extensively, even the Special Cuv\u00e9e\u00a0spends three years in the cellar before disgorgement, which\u00a0is double the legal minimum and it is then given\u00a0a further 3 to 6 months before being labelled and released.\u00a0 This adds a lovely weight and texture and makes it a remarkably joyous drink, top notch drinking we highly recommend &#8211;\u00a0at a brilliant price.\u00a0 So raise a glass to whichever shade you follow &#8211; allez les bleus!<\/p>\n<p>For even greater Bollinger indulgence, do keep your eyes peeled for our very limited <strong>Bollinger 2002 RD pre-release offer<\/strong> early next week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><i>Offer Available from Saturday 22<sup>nd<\/sup> March until Friday 18<sup>th<\/sup> of April.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">** Don&#8217;t forget our March Sale is ongoing on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/WEB-SALE-LIST-513-02.html?utm_source=Email&amp;utm_medium=Link&amp;utm_content=Bollinger&amp;utm_campaign=March%20Sale\">website\u00a0<\/a> and there&#8217;s plenty of good wines still to be had. **<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday the 6th of April the 160th Oxford vs Cambridge Boat Race will take place.\u00a0 A brilliant event, steeped in history, of which we are enthusiastic supporters; not least\u00a0because it\u00a0passes\u00a0so close to\u00a0two of our shops in Barnes and Chiswick. 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