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1996 Bollinger Champagne Grande Année, 1996

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Bollinger Grande Annee 1996 Vintage Champagne

The House of Bollinger only produces vintage champagnes in exceptional years, when the grapes have reached a perfect quality and maturity with a perfect balance between the acids and sugars. Hence the denomination "Grande Année" given to this champagne which, unlike the "Special Cuvée", is only produced from grapes of that particular harvest.

The Bollinger Grande Année remains, however, a blended wine from crus and grape varieties. In this sense it too carries the expression of the House style. However, in this case, the style is also dependent on the characteristics of the given vintage. It is the best wine Bollinger can produce in an individual year by exposing its particular character.


The blend of Grande Année 1996


The grape supply comes only from grands crus and premiers crus vineyards of Champagne.
16 crus were used in the assemblage of the Grande Année 1996,
75 % from grands crus and 25 % from premiers crus.
These were mainly from the villages of Aÿ, Bouzy, Louvois, Verzenay, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Mesnil s/Oger, Oger, Cuis, Cramant and Chouilly.

The blend of Grande Année 1996 is made of

70 % pinot noir
30 % chardonnay

Vinification of Grande Année 1996

Grande Année 1996 was only produced from the CUVEE

The first fermentation was done in small oak casks (205, 225 and 410 litres), lot by lot, cru by cru, grape variety by grape variety. This allows Bollinger to use a very strict selection process. Bollinger only uses old casks (5 years old or older) to ensure that neither tannin nor oak flavours are imparted to the wines. This method increases both the aromatic complexity and the ageing capacity of such wines.

Grande Année 1996 ages in the cellars under natural cork


After bottling, the second fermentation and the ageing in the cellars, is done using a real cork stopper, which ensures a better barrier against oxidization than the crown cap.
This process, quite unique in champagne, is a guarantee of freshness and allows the aromas to keep their bouquet and clearness.

After disgorging by hand, Grande Année 1996 will rest for a minimum of 3 months before shipping. This is necessary for the wine to assimilate the "liqueur d'expédition" and recover from the shock created by disgorgement.

http://www.bollinger-champagne.sparklingdirect.co.uk/bollinger_grande_annee.asp




Bollinger Grande Année 1996: A fine, lemon gold hue, and a very tight and sparse bead. Wonderful nose, brimming with potential. Very well defined and taut and clean, just a little nutty character. Fresh, limpid, gentle but very persistent mousse couples very nicely with firm acidity and a very broad palate showing some very early mature character. Delicious potential. The most indrawn, most tightly coiled of these wines, but so lovely, and just brimming with great potential. From a 1996 Champagne tasting. 18.5+/20 (August 2007)

http://www.thewinedoctor.com/champagne/bollinger.shtml
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145125

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1996 Bollinger Champagne Grande Année

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Bollinger Grande Annee 1996 Vintage Champagne

The House of Bollinger only produces vintage champagnes in exceptional years, when the grapes have reached a perfect quality and maturity with a perfect balance between the acids and sugars. Hence the denomination "Grande Année" given to this champagne which, unlike the "Special Cuvée", is only produced from grapes of that particular harvest.

The Bollinger Grande Année remains, however, a blended wine from crus and grape varieties. In this sense it too carries the expression of the House style. However, in this case, the style is also dependent on the characteristics of the given vintage. It is the best wine Bollinger can produce in an individual year by exposing its particular character.


The blend of Grande Année 1996


The grape supply comes only from grands crus and premiers crus vineyards of Champagne.
16 crus were used in the assemblage of the Grande Année 1996,
75 % from grands crus and 25 % from premiers crus.
These were mainly from the villages of Aÿ, Bouzy, Louvois, Verzenay, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Mesnil s/Oger, Oger, Cuis, Cramant and Chouilly.

The blend of Grande Année 1996 is made of

70 % pinot noir
30 % chardonnay

Vinification of Grande Année 1996

Grande Année 1996 was only produced from the CUVEE

The first fermentation was done in small oak casks (205, 225 and 410 litres), lot by lot, cru by cru, grape variety by grape variety. This allows Bollinger to use a very strict selection process. Bollinger only uses old casks (5 years old or older) to ensure that neither tannin nor oak flavours are imparted to the wines. This method increases both the aromatic complexity and the ageing capacity of such wines.

Grande Année 1996 ages in the cellars under natural cork


After bottling, the second fermentation and the ageing in the cellars, is done using a real cork stopper, which ensures a better barrier against oxidization than the crown cap.
This process, quite unique in champagne, is a guarantee of freshness and allows the aromas to keep their bouquet and clearness.

After disgorging by hand, Grande Année 1996 will rest for a minimum of 3 months before shipping. This is necessary for the wine to assimilate the "liqueur d'expédition" and recover from the shock created by disgorgement.

http://www.bollinger-champagne.sparklingdirect.co.uk/bollinger_grande_annee.asp




Bollinger Grande Année 1996: A fine, lemon gold hue, and a very tight and sparse bead. Wonderful nose, brimming with potential. Very well defined and taut and clean, just a little nutty character. Fresh, limpid, gentle but very persistent mousse couples very nicely with firm acidity and a very broad palate showing some very early mature character. Delicious potential. The most indrawn, most tightly coiled of these wines, but so lovely, and just brimming with great potential. From a 1996 Champagne tasting. 18.5+/20 (August 2007)

http://www.thewinedoctor.com/champagne/bollinger.shtml
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Item ID:

145125

Name:

1996 Bollinger Champagne Grande Année

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Quantity / Size:

1 bottles, 75cl each

Duty Status:

Duty Paid

Wine Type:

Sparkling

Country / Region:

France, Salta

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