
Bollinger: Champagne La Grande Année Brut 2014
100
- 2
- Pinot Noir 61%, Chardonnay 39%
- 5
- weiß, trocken
- Flaschengärung
- Perlend
- 12,0% Vol.
- Trinkreife: 2026–2056
- Verpackt in: 6er
- 9
- voll & rund
- mineralisch
- frische Säure
- 3
- Lobenberg: 95–97/100
- Galloni: 98/100
- Falstaff: 97/100
- Wine Spectator: 97/100
- Jeb Dunnuck: 97/100
- Lisa Perrotti Brown: 96+/100
- 6
- Frankreich, Champagne, Montagne de Reims
- 7
- Allergene: Sulfite,
Abfüllerinformation
Abfüller / Importeur: Champagne Bollinger, 16 Rue Jules Lobet, 51160 Aÿ, FRANKREICH

Heiner Lobenberg über:
Champagne La Grande Année Brut 2014
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Lobenberg: Grande Année ist der Jahrgangs-Champagner Bollingers. Wie immer ein ordentlicher Qualitätssprung zur Special Cuvée. 2014 war für die Champagne und das Burgund ein Top-Jahr mit toller Frische. Dennoch stets ein weiniger, beeindruckender, reicher Champagner mit geradezu dekadenter Fülle, der trotzdem ungemeinen Trinkfluss besitzt. Voll gelber Früchte, milde Zitrusfrucht, Gewürze, auch etwas Lebkuchen, viel Aprikosenkonfitüre und rauchige Komponenten. Erzeugt Druck am Gaumen. Ein nobler Vertreter. Hat alles, was man sich unter einem großen Champagner vorstellt! 95-97/100

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Galloni über: Champagne La Grande Année Brut
-- Galloni: 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. 98/100

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Falstaff über: Champagne La Grande Année Brut
-- Falstaff: 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. 97/100

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Wine Spectator über: Champagne La Grande Année Brut
-- 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. 97/100

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Jeb Dunnuck über: Champagne La Grande Année Brut
-- Jeb Dunnuck: Jeb Dunnucks 'wine of the year 2022': Raised entirely in barrel, the 2014 Champagne La Grande Année Brut is all about finesse and capturing the cool, mineral tension and floral notes of the vintage. Enhancing those qualities, a bit higher proportion of Chardonnay was used for this release, making up 39% of the blend. It pours a pale straw, and it is layered and persistent with lightly toasted pastry, Mirabel plum liqueur, and saline. The palate is dry and more tightly wound at this stage, with driving citrus, a chalky texture, and a light phenolic finish. Subtle undercurrents of honey and butterscotch should continue to evolve beautifully over the coming decades. Drink 2024-2044. Disgorged December 2021, it has 7 grams per liter of dosage. 97/100

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Lisa Perrotti Brown über: Champagne La Grande Année Brut
-- Lisa Perrotti Brown: Revealing its refined pedigree in spades, Bollinger’s Grand Année 2014 is a 61% Pinot Noir and 39% Chardonnay, an expressly higher percentage of Chardonnay than usual to capture the excellent quality found in the 2014 harvest. Traditionally 100% fermented in small oak barrels, the wine remained in contact with the lees until bottling in May the following year, aged on fine lees until it was manually riddled and disgorged February 2023 with a seven gram per liter dosage. Burnished yellow gold with pinpoint columns of bubbles emerging, it first unfurls with an airy swirl of minerality that overlays richer aromas of warm apple tarte, lemon curd, butter sablé cookies, toast and nuts. Full-bodied, beautifully balanced and filled with verve, the palate is as lithe and winsome as it is textural and intense, with an electric shimmer of acidity bringing freshness and bright salinity to a long, long finish.
Bollinger
Champagne Bollinger aus Aÿ befindet sich wie nur wenige Champagner-Erzeuger im Familienbesitz. Der unverkennbare Stil von Champagner Bollinger beruht im Prinzip auf fünf Säulen.
