
Bollinger: Champagne La Grande Année Brut 2015
100
- 2
- Pinot Noir 61%, Chardonnay 39%
- 5
- weiß, trocken
- Flaschengärung
- Perlend
- 12,0% Vol.
- Trinkreife: 2027–2057
- Verpackt in: 6er
- 9
- voll & rund
- mineralisch
- frische Säure
- 3
- Lobenberg: 95–97/100
- Lisa Perrotti Brown: 96+/100
- Wine Spectator: 96/100
- Galloni: 96/100
- Suckling: 96/100
- Parker: 95+/100
- Decanter: 94/100
- 6
- Frankreich, Champagne, Montagne de Reims
- 7
- Allergene: Sulfite,
Abfüllerinformation
Abfüller / Importeur: Champagne Bollinger, 16 Rue Jules Lobet, 51160 Aÿ, FRANKREICH

Heiner Lobenberg über:
Champagne La Grande Année Brut 2015
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Lobenberg: Grande Année ist der Jahrgangs-Champagner Bollingers. Wie immer ein ordentlicher Qualitätssprung zur Special Cuvée. 2015 war für die Champagne und das Burgund ein Top-Jahr mit toller Frische. Dennoch stets ein weiniger, beeindruckender, reicher Champagner mit geradezu dekadenter Fülle, der trotzdem ungemeinen Trinkfluss besitzt. Voll gelber Früchte, milde Zitrusfrucht, Gewürze, auch etwas Lebkuchen, viel Aprikosenkonfitüre und rauchige Komponenten. Erzeugt Druck am Gaumen. Ein nobler Vertreter. Hat alles, was man sich unter einem großen Champagner vorstellt! 95-97/100

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Lisa Perrotti Brown über: Champagne La Grande Année Brut
-- Lisa Perrotti Brown: 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.

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Wine Spectator über: Champagne La Grande Année Brut
-- Wine Spectator: This expressive Champagne offers a rich range of flavors, with well-honed acidity lending a racy feel to black cherry and mulberry fruit.

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Galloni über: Champagne La Grande Année Brut
-- Galloni: 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

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Suckling über: Champagne La Grande Année Brut
-- Suckling: 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

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Parker über: Champagne La Grande Année Brut
-- Parker: 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

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Decanter über: Champagne La Grande Année Brut
-- Decanter: 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
Bollinger
Champagne Bollinger aus Aÿ befindet sich wie nur wenige Champagner-Erzeuger im Familienbesitz. Der unverkennbare Stil von Champagner Bollinger beruht im Prinzip auf fünf Säulen.
