Bollinger: Champagne La Grande Année Rosé 2012

2: Pinot Noir 72%, Chardonnay 38%

5: rosé, trocken; Flaschengärung; Perlend; 12,0% Vol.; Trinkreife: 2022–2052; Verpackt in: 6er

3: Lobenberg: 96/100; Falstaff: 98/100; Galloni: 96/100; Decanter: 96/100; Parker: 95/100; Wine Enthusiast: 95/100

6: Frankreich, Champagne, Montagne de Reims

7: Allergene: Sulfite, Abfüllerinformation
Abfüller / Importeur: Champagne Bollinger, 16 Rue Jules Lobet, 51160 Aÿ, FRANKREICH

Falstaff über: Champagne La Grande Année Rosé

-- Falstaff: Mittleres Lachsrosa, Silberreflexe, feines anhaltendes Mousseux. Ein Hauch von roten Waldbeeren, dezente rauchige Würze, frische Kirschnuancen, weißer Apfel klingt an. Am Gaumen saftig und elegant, befindet sich bereits in perfekter Balance, verfügt über eine bezaubernde Frucht, wirkt im Abgang salzig-mineralisch, zeigt eine enorme Länge, besitzt einen tollen Trinkfluss – ein ungemein verführerischer Rosé-Champagner mit großer Persönlichkeit und sicherem Reifepotenzial. 98/100

Galloni über: Champagne La Grande Année Rosé

-- Galloni: The 2012 La Grande Année Rosé is airy, gracious and so wonderfully inviting. Crushed flowers, mint, white pepper and red berry fruit are all gracefully woven together. Today, the 2012 is naturally quite young and still shows the tension of a Champagne that was disgorged just a few months ago. Readers who prefer Champagnes with softer edges and a bit more flavor complexity will want to cellar the 2012. I have to admit, I very much like the wine today, in its youthful state, where its energy and focus are front and center. The 2012 is a blend of 67% Pinot Noir and 33% Chardonnay taken from 21 villages built around a core of Aÿ and Verzenay Pinot Noir and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and Oiry Chardonnay, crus that are quite complementary. Disgorged January 2020. 96/100

Decanter über: Champagne La Grande Année Rosé

-- Decanter: 5% of red wine has been added by assemblage from the legendary La Cote Aux Enfants vineyard in Aÿ. The resulting power is subtle, gastronomic and bewitching: as a corollary to a lighter, onion-skin colour, there's an intensity and length on the palate allied to perfect integration of the 8g/l of sugar and the legacy of both oak fermentation and long yeast maturation, the latter under cork. The vinous power is such that this will match rich, savoury dishes such as quail, venison, pigeon and guinea fowl. A triumph! 96/100

Parker über: Champagne La Grande Année Rosé

-- Parker: Disgorged with eight grams per liter dosage, Bollinger's 2012 Brut La Grande Année Rosé is showing beautifully, wafting from the glass with aromas of raspberries, plums, orange rind, walnuts and fresh bread that only hint of the complexity to come. Full-bodied, broad and vinous, with fine depth at the core, a pinpoint mousse and racy acids, it concludes with a long and perfumed finish. The blend includes 5% red wine exclusively from Bollinger's La Côte Aux Enfants vineyard—which imparts delicate phenolic grip. 95/100

Wine Enthusiast über: Champagne La Grande Année Rosé

-- Wine Enthusiast: As a rich dense Champagne that manages to bring in so many complex flavors, this is impressive. It has tense acidity, along with fresh red fruits that are just beginning to deepen and concentrate. They are balanced with the minerality and acidity as well as the weight of the Pinot Noir. Begin to drink this beautiful wine now although it has many years ahead of it. 95/100

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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.

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