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Bollinger 2012 La Grande Annee Brut Champagne

  • Bollinger 2012 La Grande Annee Brut Champagne

Bollinger 2012 La Grande Annee Brut Champagne

  • $204.99


Bollinger 2012 La Grande Annee Brut Champagne

  • $204.99


Bollinger 2012 La Grande Annee Brut Champagne

Founded in 1829, Bollinger is one of Champagne’s few remaining grandes marques that’s entirely family-owned. Cellar master Gilles Descôtes was elevated to head winemaker in 2013. He blended the 2012 La Grande Année, a racy version that doesn’t hold back, deftly pairing an intense spine of acidity with an expressive range of flavors offered by the two-thirds Pinot Noir, one-third Chardonnay blend, sourced from premiers and grands crus vineyards. Following tradition, primary fermentation occurred in a mixture of 228- and 400-liter, neutral oak barrels. After blending and bottling for secondary fermentation, the 2012 aged in Bollinger’s cellars for six years before disgorgement in 2019. 97 Points, #10 of the Top100 for 2020, Wine Spectator

The 2012 Grande Année is vibrant and wonderfully nuanced. Citrus peel, orchard fruit, brioche, dried flowers and chamomile are all finely knit in a Grand Année built on energy and persistence more than size. Readers will find a restrained Grand Année in 2012. There is plenty of the textural richness that is such a signature of the house style, but I am also struck by the wine's freshness. Best of all, the 2012 will drink well right out of the gate. It is quite expressive today, even in the early going.   94 PointsAntonio Galloni, Vinous August 2020

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