Champagne Bollinger - Champagne - La Grande Année - Brut - White - 2014

Wine:

With over 60% Pinot Noir in this vintage, along with a higher-than-usual proportion of Chardonnay, the 2014 White La Grande Année Brut exemplifies the "Champagne miracle" of late summer that allowed the grapes to mature beautifully. The result is a finely crafted wine with a brioche note, providing a comforting mouthfeel and a silky smoothness. It is ready to drink now and can also age gracefully for another decade. Rated 95/100 by Parker.

Vinification:

Hand-harvested. Blend of 19 crus, mainly from Aÿ and Verzenay for the Pinot Noir and from Chouilly and Oiry for the Chardonnay. Fermented entirely in old oak barrels (20 years old on average), matured in corks for a cellar ageing time more than twice as long as the appellation rules, i.e. over 6 years of maturation on the lees in the cellar.
Dosage: 8 gr/l (Brut).

Temperature:

Serve between 8 and 10°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Scallops, noble fish, poultry creamed with chanterelles or morels, mature cheeses such as Cantal or Salers aged over a year.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2035, and even longer for enthusiasts.

At the very top of Champagne, Bollinger belongs to the select circle of elite Houses that remain family-owned. Hugely prized by wine lovers, the House has built its reputation on a distinctive style that is unmistakably its own.

Fermentation in small oak barrels, reserve wines kept in magnums, long aging of its wines — every hallmark of excellence is put into practice here with unique mastery, shaping Champagnes that are vinous, deep, subtle, and driven by Pinot Noir.

Awarded 3 stars in the prestigious French wine guide RVF, this iconic House remains a benchmark for gastronomic Champagnes. Its Grande Année, R.D., and now its single-vineyard Champagnes are among the most coveted by top collectors.