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Bollinger Grande Annee 2015
BOTTLE:
$320.00
In stock
SKU
92055
HALF-DOZEN: $1,824.00 or $304.00 each
DOZEN: $3,456.00 or $288.00 each
DOZEN: $3,456.00 or $288.00 each
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+ WILLIAM KELLEY, the wine advocate
The 2015 Brut Nature Chardonnay Grande Année spent 75 months on lees. The grapes were grown on an elevated parcel of tertiary limestone at 230 meters elevation, with base wines fermented in Stück and used barrique. The nose is immensely yeasty, almost like raw bread dough, pervaded by candied lemon notes and an earthy backdrop. The palate is much more slender than the autolytic nose suggests. The mousse is fine and the feeling is citric, with savory depth and a dancing, elegant lightness that nonetheless has the rich flavor of candied lemon and springy, airy challah bread. Both of these notions echo long with a lovely umami note. Zero dosage. Disgorged: September 2022. ANNE KREBIEHL MW, Vinous
The 2015 Brut Nature Chardonnay Grande Année spent 75 months on lees. The grapes were grown on an elevated parcel of tertiary limestone at 230 meters elevation, with base wines fermented in Stück and used barrique. The nose is immensely yeasty, almost like raw bread dough, pervaded by candied lemon notes and an earthy backdrop. The palate is much more slender than the autolytic nose suggests. The mousse is fine and the feeling is citric, with savory depth and a dancing, elegant lightness that nonetheless has the rich flavor of candied lemon and springy, airy challah bread. Both of these notions echo long with a lovely umami note. Zero dosage. Disgorged: September 2022. ANNE KREBIEHL MW, Vinous