Bollinger La Grande Annee Rose 2012

Bollinger La Grande Annee Rose 2012

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  • Vinous rating 96
  • Robert Parker rating 95
  • Jancis Robinson rating 17.5
Bollinger La Grande Annee Rose 2012
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75 cl

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£175.00
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A blend of 65% Pinot Noir and 35% Chardonnay, entirely fermented in barrels, which gives the wine an incredible complexity and texture. On the nose, aromas of redcurrants and black fruits followed by notes of marzipan and lemon zest. The palate is fresh, creamy and delicate. Pair it with Greek tarama dip with spring crudités or black cod with saffron cream sauce.
96 Vinous
The 2012 La Grande Année Rosé is airy, gracious and so wonderfully inviting. Crushed flowers, mint, white pepper and red berry fruit are all gracefully woven together. Today, the 2012 is naturally quite young and still shows the tension of a Champagne that was disgorged just a few months ago. Readers who prefer Champagnes with softer edges and a bit more flavor complexity will want to cellar the 2012. I have to admit, I very much like the wine today, in its youthful state, where its energy and focus are front and center.The 2012 is a blend of 67% Pinot Noir and 33% Chardonnay taken from 21 villages built around a core of Aÿ and Verzenay Pinot Noir and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and Oiry Chardonnay, crus that are quite complementary. Disgorged January 2020. Dosage is 8 grams per liter.Antonio Galloni1st August 2020
17.5 Jancis Robinson
Emphatic medium (not pale) orangey pink. That mildly oxidative Bollinger style on the nose –this could be a nice wine to have to guess blind. Although there`s a little strawberry fruit underneath. Excellent vitality and crisp refreshment on the palate. Dry finish –a wine for a main or first course. Very long. Very nice structure, balance and composition. (JR)

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Synonymous with sophistication and quality, Champagne Bollinger was awarded the Royal Warrant as Official Purveyor of Champagne to Queen Victoria in 1884. From special cuvées and Rosé Champagnes, to rarely seen vintages, luxurious large formats and Recently Disgorged styles, this is a wonderful House to discover. Bollinger wines even have a close association with James Bond - and rare limited editions have been released in celebration of the films from Moonraker to No Time To Die.

The Bollinger vineyard covers 179 hectares, with 85% of these Grand and Premier Cru. One of the last family-run Champagne houses in the region, Bollinger is located in the village of Aÿ, near Épernay. A number of practices are key to the Bollinger approach: the majority of grapes used in the wines have to come from the Maison's own vineyards; Pinot Noir must play a dominant role in the blend; the role of micro-oxygenation from barrel fermentation; and long periods of bottle aging (two to three times longer than required).

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