Bollinger PN TX20 Champagne in Black Gift Box
PN TX20 is the sixth edition in Bollinger's PN series - a run of Blanc de Noirs Champagnes, each made entirely from Pinot Noir and each built around a single village. This one belongs to Tauxières, a Premier Cru on the south-west slopes of the Montagne de Reims, where chalk and clay give the Pinot its freshness, precision and depth.
The 2020 base is layered with older reserve wines going back to 2008 and 2012, and the wine is cellar-aged for around twice as long as Champagne rules require. Dosage is a restrained 8g/l. The result is vinous and structured, with ripe stone fruit, a flinty, mineral edge and the creamy mousse that marks the house - rich, but carried with real tension.
It makes a confident gift for someone who already knows Bollinger - a numbered edition that rewards the kind of recipient who reads the back label.