Bollinger La Grande Année 2014 mit OHK

Weintyp: Schaumwein
Hersteller: Bollinger
Region: Frankreich, Champagne
Stil: trocken, fruchtig, sehr aromatisch.
Rebsorte: 65% Pinot Nero, 25% Chardonnay
Farbe: helles Goldgelb

Beschreibung: Der Bollinger La Grande Année 2014 ist die Cuvée de Prestige von Champagne Bollinger und wird nur in besonderen Jahren produziert, wenn bei der Weinlese optimale Bedingungen gegeben sind. Sie ist die Interpretation eines außergewöhnlichen Jahres. Der Bollinger La Grande Année 2014 präsentiert sich mit einem Bouquet von Zitronen, Brioche und Butterkeks gepaart mit Aromen von Trockenblumen und Walnüssen. Am Gaumen ist der Bollinger La Grande Année 2014 vollmundig, üppig und raffiniert und druckvoll. Elegante feine Säurestruktur und sehr frisch.

Trinktemperatur: 5-7°
Lagerpotential: bis 2037

Wine Advocate: „Offering up complex aromas of crisp yellow orchard fruit, confit citrus, frangipane, walnuts, dried white flowers and subtle hints of iodine, Bollinger's 2014 Brut La Grande Année is medium to full-bodied, pillowy and vinous, with an elegantly fleshy core of fruit that's underpinned by racy acids and complemented by a pretty pinpoint mousse. Concluding with a long, chalky finish, this is a charming but precise Grande Année that's more giving and demonstrative than its immediate predecessor, the 2012, but which attains a very similar level of quality in a more challenging vintage—testimony to the serious viticulture that underpins Bollinger's contemporary excellence.“

Wine Spectator: „Racy acidity drives this mouthwatering Champagne, enlivening the rich panoply of flavors. Features a fine and creamy mousse that's still a lively springboard for aromas and flavors of crème de cassis, glazed tangerine, roasted hazelnut, ground coffee, pickled ginger and white blossoms. Long and satiny, with minerally salt and chalk notes gaining momentum on the lasting finish. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Disgorged July 2021. Drink now through 2037. “

Vinous: „The 2014 La Grande Année is stunning. In fact, it is one of the best recent editions I can remember tasting. What comes through most is the wine’s sizzling energy and tension, qualities that aren’t often associated with Bollinger, where the Champagnes tend to show more breadth and volume. In 2014, readers will find a Grande Année built on linear intensity and drive.The 2014 is a blend taken from 19 villages, 61% Pinot Noir and 39% Chardonnay instead of the more typical 70/30 mix. For the second time in two decades (the first was 2007), Verzenay takes the lead in the Pinots over Aÿ, more or less an inverse from the norm. Verzenay, a north-facing village in the Montagne de Reims that saw less rain than Aÿ and most of the Vallée de la Marne, yields Pinots of energy more than volume. That, married with Chardonnays mostly from the Côtes des Blancs (predominantly Chouilly, Vertus, Oiry and Cramant), results in a truly magical Grande Année that will delight Champagne fans for several decades. I can’t recommend the 2014 highly enough. It’s a total knock-out. Disgorged: April, 2021. Dosage: 8 grams per liter. “

Decanter: „The 2014 is very closely linked to the cold vintages, which express the characteristics of the different terroirs, the soil, and therefore the minerality,’ explains Denis Bunner, assistant cellarmaster at Bollinger. ‘This is a vintage of contrasts, with one of the hottest Junes in the last 50 years, but a very cool August, resulting in slow ripening. We harvested from 15 September, for two weeks, which makes it one of our shortest harvests. The most important thing for us was to manage the ripeness in order to obtain the best possible sorting window.’ A blend of 61% Pinot Noir and 39% Chardonnay, this 2014 La Grande Année is from 19 villages, all grands and premiers crus, with 23% coming from Verzenay and 18% from Aÿ. It was aged for six months in small barrels. It has fresh and distinctive notes of lemon, herbs, red berries and gooseberries, and a splendid calcareous frame. The palate is mineral, tense and elegant with a dense structure, a perfectly balanced texture, fine bubbles, and a lingering finish. ‘It presages a future RD (récemment dégorgé or recently disgorged) in the years to come,’ said Denis Bunner. Dosage: 8 g/L. Disgorged: April 2020.“

Falstaff Magazin: „Helles Goldgelb, silberfarbene Reflexe, feines, gut anhaltendes Mousseux. Dunkle Mineralität, reifes gelbes Kernobst, ein Hauch von Biskuit, weiße Blütenaromen sind unterlegt, ein facettenreiches Bukett. Saftig, cremig, generöse Frucht am Gaumen, sehr vital strukturiert, mineralisch-zitronig im Abgang, verfügt über sehr gute Länge und sicheres Entwicklungspotenzial, ein zukünftiger Star der Serie..“

Auszeichnungen:
Vinous: 98/100 Punkte für 2014
Wine Spectator: 97/100 Punkte für 2014
Robert Parker: 95/100 Punkte für 2014
Decanter: 94/100 Punkte für 2014
Falstaff: 97/100 Punkte für 2014
Robert Parker: 95/100 Punkte für 2012
Wine Spectator: 97/100 Punkte für 2012
Vinous: 94/100 Punkte für 2012
Decanter: 93/100 Punkte für 2012
Jancis Robinson: 17,5/20 Punkte für 2012
Wine Enthusiast: 96/100 Punkt für 2012
Falstaff: 97/100 Punkte für 2012