Bollinger Special Cuvee NV Champagne / Magnum

Marco Andretti — The magnum makes a difference

9/10

Got this for New Year's instead of the regular bottle and honestly you can tell. It's richer and smoother somehow, like everything's just more settled. At £122 for a magnum it's actually not bad value compared to buying two standard bottles. Will definitely do this again next year.

Andre Dubois — Good but expected more at this price

7/10

Look, it's nice champagne and I enjoyed drinking it. But for £122 I was expecting something that would completely blow me away and it didn't quite get there. It's well balanced and the finish is clean and lingering, but I've had cheaper fizz that excited me more. Maybe I'd feel differently if someone else was paying.

Helena Kosta — Bollinger never lets you down

9/10

The wine shop guy recommended the magnum over the regular bottle and said it ages better because of the format. He wasn't wrong. Poured beautifully all evening for a dinner party of six, and everyone kept commenting on how good it was. Rich and confident without being heavy. Classic Bollinger.