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Wine Advocate on CHAMPAGNE BOLLINGER
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I have tasted an excellent, beautifully fresh, precise and and persistent range of Bollinger Champagne. The Brut Rosé is just fabulous and helps to bridge the time we have to wait for the promising and highly refined 2007 Grande Année Rosé that still needs some years in the bottle to play out its class and complexity. 2007 saw a very early harvest, and the exceptional wines are characterized by freshness and finesse. For the moment, I prefer the very fine, elegant and chalky style of the Grande Année Rosé to the more rich and full-bodied Blanc. I'm also excited to follow the evolution of the 2004 R. D. Extra Brut that was just disgorged in February and combines freshness with maturity but will improve over the years.
Stephan Reinhardt, June 2018
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CHAMPAGNE BOLLINGER
La Grande Année w/ Gift Box 2012
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$227.51*
* Suggested retail price
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Product code |
112915 |
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Format |
6x750ml |
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Listing type |
Speculative |
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Status |
Available |
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Country |
France |
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Regulated designation |
Appellation origine controlée (AOC) |
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Region |
Champagne |
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Varietal(s) |
Pinot Noir
65 %
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Varietal(s) |
Chardonnay
35 %
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Color |
White |
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Sugar |
Brut |
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Closure type |
Cork |
- 95 Points -
Wine Advocate, March 2020
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. |
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