La Grande Annee is Bollinger’s signature style and is usually made with at least 60% Pinot Noir. Barrel fermented. Rich and intense with complex aromas of honey, hazelnuts and raspberry. The mouthfeel is supple, fresh, full and long.
Producer description:
A James Bond favourite, Bollinger’s best crus are vinified in wooden casks and matured for at least three years, making opulent Champagne full of character. It was also the first house in the region to obtain the highly respected seal Patrimoine Vivant (living heritage) which recompenses exceptional craftsmanship and skill.
Style:
Sparkling White
Vintage:
2015
Dryness:
Dry
ABV:
12
Size:
75cl
Delivery:
4 weeks
Available:
3
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Critic Scores
Richard Juhlin | 94
Intense and rich and at the same time nuanced and complex. The small concentrated grapes ultimately produced an ultimate gastronomic masterpiece. The scent cannonade is classic Bollinger, but fresh and more nuanced than I expected from the vintage. Stone fruits, honeysuckle, honey, plum marmalade, Cox Orange, raspberry, almond, hazelnut, leather, tanned skin, cigar, and duck liver are all clear instruments in the orchestra playing their richly generous vintage anthem. The freshness does not come from acid this time, but from lack of water and concentrated extracts in a similar way as the even more extreme 2003. I finish I find tobacco, forest and chocolate with sea salt, a delicious combination. Precisely the saltiness and the slightly higher tannin content contribute to making this a perfect partner for poultry in all its forms.
Vinous | 96
Bollinger's 2015 Brut Grand Année is an intriguing wine in that is clearly reflects the decision to pick on the later side in order to avoid vegetal notes derived from the mismatch of alcoholic and phenolic ripeness. "Balance was hard to achieve in 2015," Chef de Cave Dennis Bunner notes. "At 10% in sugar, the fruit was simply not ripe. We had to wait to reach the optimal window of ripeness." Bunner also opted to increase the Chardonnay, so the blend is 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, as opposed to the more typical 70/30 blend, with more Verzenay than Aÿ in the Pinots. Dried citrus peel, sage, menthol, sage, tangerine peel and spice build with some coaxing. Light tropical overtones develop with aeration. There's real density and textural richness here. This will be a fascinating vintage to follow. Stylistically, it is the complete opposite from the much more linear 2014 that precedes it.
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