La Grande Année 2014
Descripción
Este espumoso solo sale al mercado en aquellas añadas en las que la calidad de las uvas es excepcional. La cosecha 2014 cumplió con las expectativas de la Maison Bollinger. De corte clásico es un auténtico champagne gastronómico. La riqueza de su textura, su efervescencia cremosa y su fino toque salino hacen de él un compañero ideal para los platos refinados e ingredientes de gran calidad:
Ficha técnica
Cata
Viñedo y elaboración
Opinión de los críticos
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. - William Kelley.
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.
A lovely savoury edge – almost of salty maple syrup – appears on the subtle, salty nose. The palate is taut in shape but rich and generous in flavour, reminiscent of apple streusel with a serene, creamy, smooth texture that is carried and defined by freshness. The mousse is fine, the shape is taut, there is a mouth-watering and appetising saltiness that carries this forward but the creamy richness – of salty buttery streusel – is undeniable. Splendid now, certain to evolve. Utterly fresh, bright, vivid.
La bodega
Maison Bollinger
Superficie total de viñedo: 160 ha.
Producción total: 2.500.000 botellas
Añadas: 2014 2012 2008 2007
Perfecta. Es de lo mejor que he bebido. Para nada es fuerte como pudiera parecer un Bollinger.
sencillamente maravilloso
Necesita al menos una hora de aireación o 5-10 años de botella. Aún así, tremendo!
Seco y muy mineral, muy lejos de mis gustos. Pésima RCP. Sobrevalorado. Valoración Rxm 90.
Espectacular! Bollería fina y cremosa, lemon pie, frutos secos... Todo en armonía con una boca de textura cremosa, golosa, nada pesada, viva