La Grande Année Rosé - 2007
Bollinger
- Region
- France » Champagne AOC
- Type
- rose traditional sparkling, brut
- Producer
- Bollinger
- Vintage
- 2007
- Disgorged
- 2019-04
- On lees
- ~132 months
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir
- Alcohol
- 12
- Volume
- 750 mL
- Cellar
- not available
Ratings
This second bottle of 2007 Rosé La Grande Année, tasted within a short period, shows a notably better condition than the previous one.
It boasts a diverse array of aromas including hazelnut, marzipan, grapefruit, red currant, orange peel, caramel, apple blossoms, red apples, and salted butter. The wine has a good structure and a long aftertaste, enhancing its appeal. Its profile is fresh, vinous and generous, making it a delicious choice.
This wine impresses with its remarkable freshness and youthfulness, defying its age. It boasts a complex array of aromas including hazelnut, marzipan, grapefruit, orange peel, caramel, apple blossoms, red apples, and salted butter. Its good structure is complemented by a long aftertaste that introduces some bitterness along with an umami quality. This neat wine is a testament to how well certain wines can age, maintaining vibrancy and complexity over the years.
Bollinger
Bollinger, a renowned French Champagne house, has been a symbol of luxury sparkling wines since its establishment in 1829 in Aÿ, France. Founded by Hennequin de Villermont, Paul Renaudin, and Jacques Bollinger, it remains one of the few independent Champagne houses, continuously managed by the Bollinger family since 1889. Bollinger's uniqueness lies in its deep roots in the Champagne region, dating back to 1585 with the Hennequin family. This storied history, coupled with their commitment to maintaining family management and independence, sets them apart in an industry increasingly dominated by large conglomerates.
Over the years, Bollinger has built its vineyards at the heart of the finest crus in Champagne. Champagne Bollinger’s 179 hectares of vines are made up of 85% Grand and Premier crus and are farmed by teams of growers across 7 separate vineyards: Aÿ, Avenay, Tauxières, Louvois and Verzenay for pinot noir, around the Montagne de Reims, Cuis for chardonnay on the Côte des Blancs and Champvoisy for meunier in the Vallée de la Marne.
Another of Bollinger’s distinctive features are two plots, the Clos Saint-Jacques and Chaudes Terres, which have never succumbed to phylloxera. These ungrafted vines are entirely tended by hand and reproduced using a form of layering called provignage, thereby providing the means to preserve this extraordinary heritage from which the very exclusive Vieilles Vignes Françaises cuvée is produced.