La Grande Année Blanc 2012

Champagne Bollinger

La Grande Année Blanc
2012

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Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Champagne
Subregion
Vallée de la Marne
Appellation
Champagne
Classification
Not applicable
Varietal(s)
Pinot Noir 65 %
Chardonnay 35 %
Alcohol percentage
12%
Colour
White
Sugar
Brut
Aging vessel type
On lees
Length of aging
Sealed with a natural cork and cellar aged for more than twice the time required by the appellation.
Aging potential
To drink or to keep 10 years.
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About this winery

Since 1829, the House of Bollinger has been making great champagnes with a powerful, refined and complex style. Virtuoso wines that are the fruit of a constant demand for excellence: there's no room for the "almost-about" at Bollinger. We are constantly striving for perfection down to the smallest detail. Uncompromising independence of spirit and uncompromising distinction: this Champagne elegance has won over the British Crown, which has awarded the House the prestigious Royal Warrant, the...

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Product notes

La Grande Année is the embodiment of the carefully preserved traditional expertise of the Bollinger Champagne House. The wine is therefore exclusively vinified in small aged oak barrels. Champagne Bollinger has never abandoned this traditional craft method, which helps develop aromas of great finesse. After a prolonged ageing on its lees, even today every bottle of La Grande Année is riddled and disgorged by hand.

Production notes

21 crus: Mainly Aÿ and Verzenay for the Pinot Noir, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and Oiry for the Chardonnay. Exclusive use of the cuvée. Fermented entirely in aged oak barrels. At Bollinger, only very high quality harvests become a vintage: the exceptional 2012 vintage led to Bollinger creating expressive wines that were simultaneously full, fresh and complex. Maturation: Sealed with a natural cork and cellar aged for more than twice the time required by the appellation. Dosage: Moderate, 8 grams per litre.

Tasting notes

Textured and Expressive. To the eye: The delicate colour and golden hues are a sign of the wine’s maturity and reflective of Bollinger’s wine-making methods. To the nose: Full and expressive. Apricot, almond and hazelnut, followed by notes of honey and cereals intertwining in a symphony of aromas. On the palate: Exceptional texture and structure. Dense, silky with a long finish. Fresh and full with a delicious refined finish. Food pairings Scallops with sorrel and vanilla. Grilled oyster, smoked butter and sea purslane. Hen of the woods mushroom, potato emulsion and truffle.

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