Bollinger: Champagne La Grande Année Brut 2015

Bollinger: Champagne La Grande Année Brut 2015

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Pinot Noir 61%, Chardonnay 39%
hvid, tør
Fermentering på flaske
Perling
12,0% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2027–2057
fuld & rund
mineral
frisk syrlighed
Lobenberg: 95–97/100
The Wine Independent: 96+
Galloni: 96/100
Suckling: 96/100
Wine Spectator: 96/100
Parker: 95+/100
Decanter: 94/20
Frankrig, Champagne, Montagne de Reims
Allergener: Sulfitter,
Tapperi / Importør: Champagne Bollinger, 16 Rue Jules Lobet, 51160 Aÿ, FRANKREICH
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Heiner Lobenberg om:
Champagne La Grande Année Brut 2015

95–97
/100

Grande Année er Bollingers årgangschampagne. Som altid et betydeligt spring i kvalitet i forhold til Special Cuvée. 2015 var et topår for Champagne og Bourgogne med stor friskhed. Ikke desto mindre er det altid en vinøs, imponerende, rig champagne med en næsten dekadent fylde, som alligevel har et enormt drikkeflow. Fuld af gul frugt, mild citrusfrugt, krydderier, lidt honningkager, masser af abrikosmarmelade og røgede komponenter. Skaber pres på ganen. En ædel repræsentant. Har alt, hvad man kan forvente af en stor champagne! 95-97/100

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96+

The Wine Independent om: Champagne La Grande Année Brut

Velvety burnished gold in color with near imperceptible fine bubbles, the Grand Année 2015 is a 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay blend of 11 crus, 79% Grands Cru and 21% Premiers Crus, that is 100% barrel fermented, aged 7 years on lees and finished with an 8 grams per liter dosage. It opens toasty and rich with red forest fruit aromas accented by bruised apple, warm spice, Acacia honey, and a refreshing whiff of chalk. Plush and generous, the medium-bodied palate fills out with a seamless depth of orchard fruit concentration lifted by buoyant, finely spun acid energy and a satiny, pinpoint mousse. This 2015 lingers long on the palate and has an attractive kiss of bitterness. Disgorged October 2023.

96
/100

Galloni om: Champagne La Grande Année Brut

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 Denis 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. Dosage is 8 grams per liter. Disgorged: May 2023. 96/100

96
/100

Suckling om: Champagne La Grande Année Brut

Enticing, fragrant aromas of toast, lemon zest and an earthy-smoky nuance lead to a palate of subtle Bosc-pear, mango, papaya, even pineapple flavors. Lifted by fresh acidity on the medium-bodied palate, the wine keeps unfolding in toasted walnuts, honey and a dash of bitter marmalade. It’s mouth-filling, alive with acidity and full of finesse. Drink or hold. 96/100

96
/100

Wine Spectator om: Champagne La Grande Année Brut

This expressive Champagne offers a rich range of flavors, with well-honed acidity lending a racy feel to black cherry and mulberry fruit.

95+
/100

Parker om: Champagne La Grande Année Brut

The 2015 Brut La Grande Année was disgorged last year with eight grams per liter dosage. The wine has turned out beautifully, exhibiting a more muscular, old-school Bollinger profile in contrast to the unusually racy, fine-boned 2014 that preceded it. Wafting from the glass with notes of pear, orange oil and white flowers mingled with notions of mocha, toasted hazelnuts and fino sherry, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and textural, with a dense core of fruit framed by chalky structuring extract, concluding with a long, sapid finish. 95+/100

94
/20

Decanter om: Champagne La Grande Année Brut

A forward vintage for La Grande Année, with warmth evident in its roasted orange, Comice pear and Mirabelle plum, all polished with a sense of savoury maturity that is very Bollinger at heart. There’s a little more oxygen influence seemingly at play than in the 2014, with brine, nuts and a little dried leaf character already taking this far beyond fruit. The food-friendly chewiness of 2015 is there, but the mousse is supple and the Chardonnay brings the wine to a close with a fine, cooked lemon snap. This will start to show its best integration from 2025 onwards, although it is open for business now. 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay from the Montagne de Reims, Grande Vallée de la Marne and Côte des Blancs, all fermented in small oak barrels and disgorged in May 2023 after seven years on lees. 94/100

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