Bollingers 2014 Brut La Grande Année byder på komplekse aromaer af sprød gul frugt, konfiteret citrus, frangipane, valnødder, tørrede hvide blomster og subtile antydninger af jod. Den er mellemfyldig til fyldig, blød og vinøs med en elegant kødfuld kerne af frugt, der understøttes af hurtige syrer og suppleres af en ret præcis mousse. Den afsluttes med en lang, kalkholdig finish, og det er en charmerende, men præcis Grande Année, der er mere gavmild og demonstrativ end sin umiddelbare forgænger, 2012, men som når et meget lignende kvalitetsniveau i en mere udfordrende årgang - et vidnesbyrd om den seriøse vindyrkning, der ligger til grund for Bollingers nutidige fortræffelighed.
Bollingers 2014 Brut La Grande Année byder på komplekse aromaer af sprød gul frugt, konfiteret citrus, frangipane, valnødder, tørrede hvide blomster og subtile antydninger af jod. Den er mellemfyldig til fyldig, blød og vinøs med en elegant kødfuld kerne af frugt, der understøttes af hurtige syrer og suppleres af en ret præcis mousse. Den afsluttes med en lang, kalkholdig finish, og det er en charmerende, men præcis Grande Année, der er mere gavmild og demonstrativ end sin umiddelbare forgænger, 2012, men som når et meget lignende kvalitetsniveau i en mere udfordrende årgang - et vidnesbyrd om den seriøse vindyrkning, der ligger til grund for Bollingers nutidige fortræffelighed.
Bollinger - Grande Année
Bollinger - Grande Année er en champagne, der er perfekt til dem, der sætter pris på de finere ting i livet. Denne champagne er lavet på en blanding af Pinot Noir- og Chardonnay-druer, hvilket giver den en unik smagsprofil, der er både rig og kompleks.
Smagen af Bollinger - Grande Année er kendetegnet ved sine noter af honning, brioche og ristede mandler. Den har en cremet tekstur og en lang, dvælende finish, der helt sikkert vil efterlade et varigt indtryk på din gane.
Bollingers historie går tilbage til 1829, hvor det blev grundlagt af en tysk familie, der havde slået sig ned i Champagne-regionen i Frankrig. Siden da er Bollinger blevet en af de mest respekterede og anerkendte champagneproducenter i verden.
Bollinger - Grande Année nydes bedst ved særlige lejligheder som bryllupper, jubilæer eller andre festligheder. Den passer godt til en række forskellige retter, herunder fisk og skaldyr, fjerkræ og ost.
Disgorged in July 2019, Bollinger's 2012 Brut La Grande Année is showing well, offering up an incipiently complex bouquet of crisp yellow orchard fruit, fresh peach, orange oil, toasted walnuts and dried apricot that's still quite reserved with less than a year on cork. Full-bodied, deep and muscular, the 2012 is blockier and broader-shouldered than its 2008 predecessor, with a weightier and even more concentrated palate built around a bright spine of acidity, concluding with a chalky finish that carries appreciably dry extract. This isn't quite as elegant as the exquisite 2008, but it is a superb effort and obviously built to age.
Disgorged in July 2019, Bollinger's 2012 Brut La Grande Année is showing well, offering up an incipiently complex bouquet of crisp yellow orchard fruit, fresh peach, orange oil, toasted walnuts and dried apricot that's still quite reserved with less than a year on cork. Full-bodied, deep and muscular, the 2012 is blockier and broader-shouldered than its 2008 predecessor, with a weightier and even more concentrated palate built around a bright spine of acidity, concluding with a chalky finish that carries appreciably dry extract. This isn't quite as elegant as the exquisite 2008, but it is a superb effort and obviously built to age.
Bollinger's 2008 La Grande Année is superb, wafting from the glass with aromas of crisp orchard fruit, ripe lemons, honeycomb, warm biscuits, dried white flowers and a delicate top note of walnuts and fino sherry. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, broad and vinous, with a beautifully refined mousse, superb concentration at the tightly wound core, incisive acids and a supremely elegant intermingling of Bollinger's oxidative stylistic signatures with fresh, vibrant fruit. The finish is long, precise and chalky. This is a Grande Année built for the cellar—the real excitement will come with a bit more bottle age—but this is already a thrilling Champagne in the making. Finished with eight grams per liter dosage, it was disgorged by hand in July 2018. This is also the first vintage of Grande Année to be bottled in Bollinger's new narrower-necked 1846 bottle, which should make for a slower evolving wine.
Bollinger's 2008 La Grande Année is superb, wafting from the glass with aromas of crisp orchard fruit, ripe lemons, honeycomb, warm biscuits, dried white flowers and a delicate top note of walnuts and fino sherry. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, broad and vinous, with a beautifully refined mousse, superb concentration at the tightly wound core, incisive acids and a supremely elegant intermingling of Bollinger's oxidative stylistic signatures with fresh, vibrant fruit. The finish is long, precise and chalky. This is a Grande Année built for the cellar—the real excitement will come with a bit more bottle age—but this is already a thrilling Champagne in the making. Finished with eight grams per liter dosage, it was disgorged by hand in July 2018. This is also the first vintage of Grande Année to be bottled in Bollinger's new narrower-necked 1846 bottle, which should make for a slower evolving wine.
From a bottle disgorged in March 2017, Bollinger's 2007 La Grande Année is showing brilliantly, offering up a superb bouquet of lemon oil, confit citrus, almond paste, iodine, walnut oil and freshly baked bread. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, broad-shouldered and powerful in this frequently rather slender vintage, with excellent concentration, a deep and tightly wound core and a precise, chalky finish.
From a bottle disgorged in March 2017, Bollinger's 2007 La Grande Année is showing brilliantly, offering up a superb bouquet of lemon oil, confit citrus, almond paste, iodine, walnut oil and freshly baked bread. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, broad-shouldered and powerful in this frequently rather slender vintage, with excellent concentration, a deep and tightly wound core and a precise, chalky finish.
