Bollinger La Grande Année 2014

Bollinger La Grande Année on Bollinger-samppanjatalon tarkoin varjellun perinteisen käsityötaidon tulos. La Grande Année käytetään kokonaan tammitynnyreissä ja samppanjaa on kellarikypsytetty yli kaksi kertaa appellaation vaatiman ajan. Bollinger valmistaa La Grande Année -samppanjaa vain parhaimpina vuosina ja ainoastaan Premier ja Grand Cru -viinitarhojen rypäleistä. La Grande Année 2014:n rypäleet tulevat 19 eri kylältä, Pinot Noir pääosin Aÿ'sta ja Verzenay'sta ja Chardonnay Chouillysta ja Oirysta.

97/100 “A truly great Bollinger by every measure, blessed with incredible longevity, and grand testimony to the wizardry of this house to draw out all the glories of endurance and elegance from a less than simple season.” - Tyson Stelzer 96/100 “Overall, this is an extremely beautiful and complex Bollinger on the finer and more elegant half of the whole. I love how you find new little details in a harmonious simplicity with each new sip. Fascinating and beautiful already, grand as R.D. in 10 years or more and without a doubt one of the vintage's rare hits.” - Richard Juhlin 94(96)/100 "An intriguing combination of a sunny year’s forward fruitiness and late September harvest’s freshness. These characters get further amplified by the high percentage of Chardonnay and important share of cooler profile Verzenay Pinot Noir in the blend. On the nose ripe peach, candied apple and vanilla blend in beautifully with delicate floral and lemony notes as well as mineral iodine whiffs. The gentle oaky note stylishly stays in the background." - Essi Avellan