Bollinger
La Grande Année Rosé - 2012
8.50 / 10

Type
Rose Sparkling, Brut
Producer
Bollinger
Vintage
2012
Location
France, Champagne AOC
Grapes
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
Alcohol
12
Sugar
7.8
Price
6750 UAH
Cellar
N/A

65% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay.

21 crus: Mainly Aÿ and Verzenay for the Pinot Noir, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and Oiry for the Chardonnay.

5% red Côte aux Enfants wine.

Exclusive use of the cuvée.

Fermented entirely in barrels.

At Bollinger, only very high quality harvests become a vintage: the exceptional 2012 vintage led to Bollinger creating expressive wines that were simultaneously full, fresh and complex.

Maturation: Sealed with a natural cork and cellar aged for more than twice the time required by the appellation.

Dosage: Moderate, 8 grammes per litre

To the eye: A delicate rose derived from La Côte aux Enfants Pinot Noir.

To the nose: Aromas of redcurrant and black fruits accompany lovely notes of citrus.

On the palate: A great deal of delicacy. The freshness and creamy texture are prolonged by a racy finish.

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Ratings

2021-06-22 - 8.50

Bollinger Dinner #4. Magnum. Elegant and serious rosé. Wild strawberry, raspberry, red apple, grapefruit, toast, oil. Almost full-bodied, well balanced, deep and well structured. Still feels young.