Description

Grande Année Rosé champagne from the Bollinger maison is produced, as the label suggests, only in exceptional harvests, i.e. those in which the vintage and grapes are of excellent quality, such as to constitute the basis for the production of a great champagne. The product can be imagined as a nectar that condenses the territorial identity, the vintage, the extraordinary grapes and the indispensable savoir faire of the maison in one sip. The grapes used for Bollinger's Grande Année Rosé are Pinot Noir, coming from Aÿ, and Chardonnay grown in Oger and Cramant, therefore Grand Cru territories. The careful harvesting of the bunches takes place strictly by hand, to be subsequently followed by soft pressing at a controlled temperature. Winemaking and fermentation take place in wooden barrels. The sparkling wine production then begins with the traditional Champenoise Method. The wines intended for this cuvée are bottled in magnum format (1.5 lt) and closed with a cork during second fermentation, instead of the traditional capsule (bidule). In this way, a continuous and infinitesimal oxidation process is obtained, very slowly, which brings more complexity and more maturity to the wine, preserving exceptional freshness. The rest on the yeasts lasts a minimum of 5 years. The disgorgement operations are manual, the final dosage is Brut, therefore with very few grams of sugar (7 g). Coral colour, charming and light, immediately elegant notes of raspberries, pomegranate, currants and strawberries. It is a broad, delicate, but dry, clean and precise champagne. In the mouth it is intense, savory, with silky bubbles, elegant, rhythmic. Marked acidity. It is not very full-bodied, but persistent yes. It could certainly evolve into even more complex and full-bodied sensations over time: without a doubt, it's all there!