2018 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Annee 750Ml Bottle
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La Grande Année 2018 is a blend of 19 crus, mainly from Verzenay, Aÿ, and Mareuil-sur-Aÿ for the 66% Pinot Noir, and Chouilly and Cuis for the 34% Chardonnay.
Fermentation takes place entirely in oak barrels and maturation occurs under cork, with aging in the cellar lasting more than twice as long as required by the appellation rules. The dosage is moderate at 6 grams per liter. - Champagne Bollinger. com
Warm, solar growing season with picking started in August. An ‘iconic’ vintage according to the house.
Headily Pinot-flavoured and relatively rich on the nose and then edgy, savoury and very Bollinger on the palate. Bursting with energy! Very lively and vivacious. Already very enjoyable though clearly set for more development. In magnum the wine was tighter and even racier. For MD Charles-Armand de Belenet the 2018 is spring-like as opposed to Bollinger’s more usual autumnal blends. - 17.5+/20 Points Jancis Robinson