2014 | Champagne Bollinger | La Grande Annee Brut (Magnum)

Sparkling Wine: 2014 | Champagne Bollinger | La Grande Annee Brut (Magnum)

The 2012 is a dense and powerful wine built for the long haul. The nose is opulent and ripe with cassis, blackberry, forest floor and subtle toasty oak.

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Producer: Champagne Bollinger

Ratings: WA | 95 JS | 97

Vintage: 2014

Size: 1.5L

ABV: 12%

Varietal: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir

Country/Region: France, Champagne

Fermented entirely in aged oak barrels, this is a structured, rich champagne. Citrus and bergamot mingle with nutty complexity on the nose, whilst on the palate orchard fruits and citrus character shine through.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: Offering up complex aromas of crisp yellow orchard fruit, confit citrus, frangipane, walnuts, dried white flowers and subtle hints of iodine, Bollinger’s 2014 Brut La Grande Anne is medium to full-bodied, pillowy and vinous, with an elegantly fleshy core of fruit that’s underpinned by racy acids and complemented by a pretty pinpoint mousse. Concluding with a long, chalky finish, this is a charming but precise Grande Anne that’s more giving and demonstrative than its immediate predecessor, the 2012, but which attains a very similar level of quality in a more challenging vintagetestimony to the serious viticulture that underpins Bollinger’s contemporary excellence.

• James Suckling: Racy acidity drives this mouthwatering Champagne, enlivening the rich panoply of flavors. Features a fine and creamy mousse that’s still a lively springboard for aromas and flavors of crme de cassis, glazed tangerine, roasted hazelnut, ground coffee, pickled ginger and white blossoms. Long and satiny, with minerally salt and chalk notes gaining momentum on the lasting finish. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Producer Information

Champagne Bollinger is one of the most famous houses in Champagne, in northern France. It is notable for its muscular, Pinot Noir-dominant cuve, and is widely available around the world. The house, originally known as Renaudin-Bollinger & Cie, was founded in 1829. It passed through generations of the family of Bollinger until 2008 when, for the first time in its history, the chairman came from outside of the family. Champagne Bollinger is still independently owned by Socit Jacques Bollinger. Bollinger is located in A in the heart of Champagne, and the majority of the vines are located on premier cru and grand cru plots. The house style is focused on Pinot Noir, with Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier being used to enhance rather than dominate. Pinot Noir makes up no less than 60 percent of all of the Bollinger collection, and there is no Blanc de Blanc in the portfolio. Two thirds of the grapes are estate grown, with the rest coming from growers with a long history with the house; all plots are vinified separately to allow for each specific terroir to be fully expressed. Bollinger manages 169 hectares (417 acres) of vineyards.