Bollinger La Grande Année Brut Chardonnay - Pinot Noir Rosé Blend 2012
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Alberto Cdm 
Una delle migliori GA rosè mai bevute
Una delle migliori GA rosè mai bevute
9.5
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The 2012 La Grande Année Rosé is airy, gracious and so wonderfully inviting. Crushed flowers, mint, white pepper and red berry fruit are all gracefully woven together. Today, the 2012 is naturally quite young and still shows the tension of a Champagne that was disgorged just a few months ago. Readers who prefer Champagnes with softer edges and a bit more flavor complexity will want to cellar the 2012. I have to admit, I very much like the wine today, in its youthful state, where its energy and focus are front and center. The 2012 is a blend of 67% Pinot Noir and 33% Chardonnay taken from 21 villages built around a core of Aÿ and Verzenay Pinot Noir and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and Oiry Chardonnay, crus that are quite complementary. Disgorged January 2020. Dosage is 8 grams per liter. (Originally published in August 2020) (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, November 2020)
The 2012 La Grande Année Rosé is airy, gracious and so wonderfully inviting. Crushed flowers, mint, white pepper and red berry fruit are all gracefully woven together. Today, the 2012 is naturally quite young and still shows the tension of a Champagne that was disgorged just a few months ago. Readers who prefer Champagnes with softer edges and a bit more flavor complexity will want to cellar the 2012. I have to admit, I very much like the wine today, in its youthful state, where its energy and focus are front and center. The 2012 is a blend of 67% Pinot Noir and 33% Chardonnay taken from 21 villages built around a core of Aÿ and Verzenay Pinot Noir and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and Oiry Chardonnay, crus that are quite complementary. Disgorged January 2020. Dosage is 8 grams per liter. (Originally published in August 2020) (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, November 2020)
9.6
KD
Beautiful medium deep salmon colour with aromas of candied apple, strawberry, apricot, honey, grapefruit and some rosehip. Intense and dynamic tiny bubbles that turn into velvet. A touch of sweetness but not sweet, balanced by a fresh acidity. On the palate, strawberries in cream, red apple, pomegrenate, lemon zest and honey with a nice long strawberry and sourdough finish. Gorgeous, complex and balanced. Loved this wine!
Beautiful medium deep salmon colour with aromas of candied apple, strawberry, apricot, honey, grapefruit and some rosehip. Intense and dynamic tiny bubbles that turn into velvet. A touch of sweetness but not sweet, balanced by a fresh acidity. On the palate, strawberries in cream, red apple, pomegrenate, lemon zest and honey with a nice long strawberry and sourdough finish. Gorgeous, complex and balanced. Loved this wine!
9.6
Christian Fischer
Very good. Getting there. Not a 2004, but quite lovely. In a few years this will be great.
Very good. Getting there. Not a 2004, but quite lovely. In a few years this will be great.
9.3
