Bollinger, La Grande Année Brut 2012
Bollinger, La Grande Année Brut 2012
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This sparkling wine dazzles with aromas of green apple, toasted brioche, and citrus blossom. The palate is vibrant and complex, featuring notes of lemon zest, pear, and a hint of almond. Its fine mousse and crisp acidity culminate in a sophisticated, lingering finish.
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Score 95
Disgorged in July 2019, Bollinger's 2012 Brut La Grande Année is showing well, offering up an incipiently complex bouquet of crisp yellow orchard fruit, fresh peach, orange oil, toasted walnuts and dried apricot that's still quite reserved with less than a year on cork. Full-bodied, deep and muscular, the 2012 is blockier and broader-shouldered than its 2008 predecessor, with a weightier and even more concentrated palate built around a bright spine of acidity, concluding with a chalky finish that carries appreciably dry extract. This isn't quite as elegant as the exquisite 2008, but it is a superb effort and obviously built to age.
