{"product_id":"copy-of-2012-champagne-bollinger-brut-la-grand-annee-750ml","title":"2012 Champagne Bollinger Brut La Grand Annee (1500ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEver since 1829, Champagne Bollinger has strived to make the best Champagnes possible, and their identity is clearly expressed in the wines they produce. Made only from Grand and Premier Cru grapes, La Grande Année is the embodiment of the carefully preserved traditional expertise of Bollinger. Even to this day, every bottle of La Grande Année is riddled and disgorged by hand. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This goes from zero to 60 right out of the gate, with an intense spine of acidity driving tightly meshed flavors of crushed black currant, ground coffee, candied grapefruit peel and toasted almond. The profile expands on the palate, carried by the fine, raw silk–like mousse. Richly aromatic and expressive from start to lasting, spiced finish. Disgorged July 2019. Drink now through 2037. 850 cases imported.” 97 + #10 of Top 100 Wines - The Wine Spectator (12\/20) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"While the 2012 La Grande Annee doesn't match the magical 2008, it's not far off and has a similar purity and elegance. Beautiful notes of white flowers, white grapefruit, salty minerality, sliced apple, and hazelnut nuances all emerge on the nose, and this beauty hits the palate with medium-bodied richness, plenty of mid-palate concentration, bright yet integrated acidity, and a beautiful finish. This gains depth and richness with time in the glass but really needs 2-4 years of bottle age and should easily evolve for 20+ years in cold cellars. (Drink between 2023-2045)” 96 - Jeb Dunnuck (3\/21)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"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. Drink Date: 2024 - 2050” 95 - William Kelley, The Wine Advocate (3\/20)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Bollinger’s return to form continues. The oxidative style is present and correct, yet its character now comes (as it did historically) from its oak fermentation instead of oxidation from a lack of protection at disgorgement. The nose offers an overt bouquet of ripe pear with nutty overtones. The vanilla spice of oak is also present. On the palate, the firmness of the fruit is spliced with juicy apricots. Possessed with dazzling chalky acidity, this champagne retains a degree of crispness and the dry extract on the finish indicates a long life ahead.” 95 - Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy (10\/23)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Default","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37731197583551,"sku":null,"price":320.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/1419\/7817\/products\/unnamed_f4614da5-1564-4fb0-8a31-13f4cde55b19.png?v=1607559849","url":"https:\/\/thewineclub.com\/products\/copy-of-2012-champagne-bollinger-brut-la-grand-annee-750ml","provider":"The Wine Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}