Bollinger La Grande Année Rosé Gift Boxed 2012
Disgorged with eight grams per litre dosage, Bollinger's 2012 Brut La Grande Année Rosé is showing beautifully, wafting from the glass with aromas of raspberries, plums, orange rind, walnuts and fresh bread that only hint of the complexity to come. Full-bodied, broad and vinous, with fine depth at the core, a pinpoint mousse and racy acids, it concludes with a long and perfumed finish. La Grande Année Rosé is an alternative expression of La Grande Année, transformed by the addition, at blending, 5% of the unique red wine from La Côte aux Enfants. The emblematic single plot of the House, located in Aÿ, produces still red wine only when the grapes reach perfect ripeness. After vinification in small aged oak barrels and prolonged aging on its lees, even today every bottle of La Grande Année Rosé is riddled and disgorged by hand. This reflects all the expertise of the House, able to create a cuvée whose quality is matched only by its rarity.
Rose is best enjoyed with savoury dishes. Duck breast fillets, quail, pigeon or guinea fowl. Venison sauce Grand Veneur. Exotic or oriental cuisine.
A strong rich colour with bright and fresh strawberries initially on the nose. Layers of peaches, apricots and hints of roasted nuts, and cashews combine with blood orange and lemon. A chalkiness through the mid-palate mixed with bold red fruits. Freshness throughout with a lasting finish.
