Although founded in the early nineteenth century, Bollinger`s most famous owner was Lily Bollinger, Her frequent excursions to inspect vines by bicycle became legendary and even today the details and fundamentals of production are more exactingly practised here than at many prestigious addresses in the region. Very few houses keep two thirds of a million magnums of petillant wine in reserve for up to twenty years just for their non vintage! (CW 10/03/15)
- Producer
- Bollinger
- Origin
- Champagne, Champagne/sparkling wine FRANCE
- Colour
- white
- Wine Style
- dry
- Closure Style
- cork
- Maturity
- drink or keep
- Bottle Size
- 300cl
- Case Quantity
- 1
- Alcohol
- 12%
- Wine Score
- 94 points, Stephan Reinhardt, robertparker.com, Oct 2015
94 points, Josh Raynolds, vinous.com, Nov 2013
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Media Reviews
Stephan Reinhardt
The 2004 Grande Année Brut was disgorged in November 2013 and offers a clear, very refined, and complex though still closed bouquet with fruity aromas of fresh and stewed apples, yellow grapefruit, kaki, walnuts, tobacco, herbal tea, nougat and spicy flavors; everything is discreet here, subtle, perfectly melted together and smoky, very smoky. On the palate, this Pinot Noir/Chardonnay blend wine is highly complex and elegant, firmly structured and quite long. This is an excellent Champagne. 94 points
Josh Raynolds
(disgorged January, 2013). Light, bright gold. Powerful orchard and pit fruit aromas are complemented by smoky lees, iodine, chamomile and buttered toast. At once fleshy and energetic, offering deeply pitched poached pear, peach pit and brioche flavors and a suave floral element. Finishes smoky and very long, with mounting spiciness and lingering floral and vanilla notes. 94 points
