2002-BOLLINGER-Grande-Année-Brut

BOLLINGER

2002 Grande Année Brut

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Grapes Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
Colour White
Origin France, Champagne
ABV 12%

Stunning. Rich mid palate and dry finish with wonderful depth of flavour and texture and still seriously refreshing. 19.5/20 Drinking range: 2012 - 2030 Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Aug 2024)

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One of the great vintages of Bollinger which is a joy to drink right now, but will cellar fabulously well for five years and more. Rather odd that Jancis finds notes of 'roast chicken', but then it does have plenty of stuffing!L&S (Jun 2011)

A rich, lemon-gold hue. The bead is small to moderate in size, and settles down quite quickly in the glass. This is still hugely impressive aromatically, and although there are still some minerally tones here it also shows an intense glycerine-tinged fruit style, all yellow plum and star fruit, swirled with almond marzipan richness and citrus zest. It has a very clean rather than a classic, overtly oxidative Bollinger style, but there's some likelihood this will develop with time in bottle. The palate is just remarkable, rich and broad yet incredibly bright and incisive, with polished lemony citrus fruit, layered with stone fruit and clean nutty tones, which gives such a subtle and stylish impression with the acidity. This seems for all the world like grand cru Burgundy with bubbles, substantial yet vigorous, minerally, and a long fading finish. Fabulous and very clean, with beautful sappy strength in the finish. Great balance. Rating: 19/20 Chris Kissack, www.thewinedoctor.com (Feb 2012)

The 2002 Brut La Grande Annee is marvelous. The 2002 is an understated Grande Annee that caresses the palate with layers of effortless, weightless fruit. The mousse is exceptionally fine, which adds to the impression of total elegance. This is a relatively bright, floral Grande Annee with plenty of aromatic lift, inner perfume and no sense of heaviness at all. A rich, creamy finish adds the final note of complexity and pedigree. The 2002 is 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, 71% from Grand Cru villages and 29% from Premier Crus. Disgorged February 2011. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2022. Rating: 94 Pierre Rovani, The Wine Advocate (Jan 2012)

Champagne Bollinger

Jacques Bollinger, who was born at Ellwanger in the Kingdom of Wurtemberg, came to Champagne in 1822. In 1829, together with Hennequin de Villermont and Paul Levieux Renaudin, he founded the Champagne House of Bollinger Renaudin at Ay. The Bollinger family have managed the House ever since. Despite Paul Renaudin dying without issue, his name remained on the label until the 1960's. Pehaps the most famous member of the Bollinger family was "Lilly" Bollinger who married Jacques' great grandson and took over the Company when he died in 1941. She is responsible for the famous quote "I drink it when I’m happy and when I’m sad. Sometimes I drink it when I’m alone. When I have company I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I’m not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise, I never touch it—unless I’m thirsty" Except in the very best vintages, only the first pressings are used (the rest being sold off) and Bollinger still carry out first fermentations in oak. Bollinger own around 160ha of vineyard which account for about 60% of their requirements. They are planted to about 60% Pinot Noir.

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