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Bollinger La Grande Année Rose' 2002
Champagne

Bollinger La Grande Année Rosé 2002 is an award winning vintage rose' champagne. The complexity of this well balanced champagne is beginning to shine through. However, Bollinger La Grande Année Rosé 2002 champagne is difficult to find.

Bollinger La Grande Année Rosé 2002
Type
Sweetness Level:
Brut
Vintage:
2002
Category: Rose' Prestige Cuvée: No
 
Ratings (on a scale of 100)
Price
Champagne 411 95 08/15/13   Average Retail Price
Wine Enthusiast na na   (750 ml bottle) $183
Wine Spectator 94 11/30/10    
 
 
 
 
 

Tasting Notes
Appearance: Light salmon pink.
Aroma/bouquet: Wild strawberry and a wonderful array of red fruits mixing with the brioche. Hints of minerality and rose petal.
Palate: Creamy texture, complex with all the red fruit from the nose coming through on the palate, citrus peel, hints of orange and delicious savory notes.
Additional comments: Complexity is really beginning to shine through. Very well balanced.
When to drink: Bollinger La Grande Année Rosé 2002 Champagne is ready to drink now through 2018.

La Grande Année Rosé 2002 Details

champagne pouring

Label: Bollinger La Grande Année Rosé 2002
House/Winery:
Champagne Bollinger
Wine Category:
Sparkling Wine
Region & Country:
Champagne, France
Type (Style):
Vintage, Rose'
Sweetness Level: Brut
Dosage: na
Prestige cuvée: No
Vineyards: 73% Grand Crus and 27% Premier Crus
Grapes: 62% Pinot Noir, 38% Chardonnay
Alcohol: 12%

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Bollinger La Grande Année Rosé 2002
Production

Bollinger uses the méthode champenoise for their champagne production. La Grande Année Rosé 2002 is composed of 62% Pinot Noir (of which 7% is still red wine) and 38% Chardonnay. Bollinger La Grande Année Rosé 2002 is 73% grand crus and 27% premier crus. Bollinger ages their vintage champagne 6 to 7 years on lees, twice the legal requirement for vintage champagne with disgorgement occurring in numbered lots. Bollinger vinifies and ages their vintage cuvées in barrels.

 
Awards
 
Award Organization
Award Year
Award
Mundus Vini 2010 Great Gold
     
Mundus Vini 2009 Gold
     
 
 
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