This week is all about celebration at Champagne Bollinger, which is inaugurating its new barrel cellar in Aÿ, toasting the occasion with the newly released 2018 vintage of La Grande Année and La Grande Année Rosé. The 2018 harvest was the first full vintage under CEO Charles-Armand de Belenet, who swiftly set in motion a …
This week Bollinger launched three new, exciting iterations of its trilogy of blanc de noirs. Long before Blanc de Noirs became a buzzword among Champagne aficionados, Bollinger was already breaking ground with its legendary Vieilles Vignes Françaises, first crafted back in 1969. Fast-forward to 2012, and the house added another showstopper to the lineup with …
Bollinger La Grande Année 2015 A hot year with drought issues made Bollinger seek freshness and subtlety via Pinot Noirs of north facing terroirs and an unusually high proportion of Chardonnay (40%). The nose oozes lush red berry fruit, golden raisins and tropical fruit exuberance. Rich and ripe in profile, the wine if laudably free …
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2007 is a rather scarcely declared vintage and not one recognized for its Pinot Noir, yet Bollinger have managed to create something so fresh and delicious from it. Its secrets are in rigorous selection and in unusually high proportion of crunchy Verzenay fruit (29%). Glossy evolving lemon colour. The coolly fruity nose comes with golden …
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The 2012 marks the second La Grande Année vintage bottled in the new bottle shape, whose narrow neck is to induce something similar to the magnum effect. The Bollinger specificities, barrel ageing and riddling and disgorgement by hand for the vintage cuvées, are now stated on the front label: Elevé en fûts, remué & dégorgé …
Further boosting the hype around the 2008 vintage, Bollinger is now revealing its La Grande Année 2008. It is the first vintage Bollinger to be released in the new bottle and comes dressed with a new, chic label. Composition: 71% Pinot Noir, 29% Chardonnay Key villages: Aÿ and Verzenay for Pinot Noir, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and …
World of Fine Wine on January 15th 2015: Essi Avellan MW relished the opportunity to taste every declared vintage of Bollinger’s legendary blanc de noirs, including its recently released 2005. Read the article here: Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Francaises by Essi Avellan MW