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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.6 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 204 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by beatles on 4/11/2024 & rated 94 points: Tightened since three years ago, very concentated with citrus galore. Layered with both minerals and hints of brioche, but seems to be closing down - several bottles served and tasted - same impression.
#Schur (2877 views) | | | Tasted by LT98 on 3/9/2024 & rated 97 points: My score reflects the wine's potential. Drinking like a 93 today. Very young, fresh, restrained bubbles, mineral (almost chalk) flavors. Apple and pear. Needs time. Check back in 5 years. This will be a great wine one day. (3660 views) | | | Tasted by LWI on 3/7/2024 & rated 92 points: Torsdagsklubben: Fransk boksmat: Moden, svakt nøtteaktig og med noe kamfer, mektig vin. Overraskende langtkommen. (3320 views) | | | Tasted by vvWine.ch on 3/1/2024 & rated 95 points: Kräftiges Gelb, dezente, feine Perlage. Die Nase ist steinig, mineralisch, dahinter mehliger Apfel, Brotrinde, Walnuss, auch zitrische Noten. Im Gaumen reichhaltig, opulent, ein Mund voll Wein, viel Druck, top strukturiert, balanciert, finessenreich und sehr lang im Abgang... Ziemlich grosses Champagner-Kino. (3380 views) | | | Tasted by Frank Murray III on 2/26/2024: Champagne In My Backyard (My House): October 2018 disgorgement. I think about 8 grams of dosage, and about 2/3rds Pinot Noir and the rest Chard. Initially this started out very juicy, with lots of yellow apple and an impressive concentration with some moderate structure that came through the finish, along with pastry. I mentioned to Astrid that I thought there was a nice kick of ginger here too but she had a reframe of thinking that it was likely from the oak. Overall, this showed an opulence and richness with spicy oak that was very good. After a few hours, I tried some more and found more of the acid, a creamy lime and some stone. Gotta say, this is damn good and hard to put down the glass and not keeping drinking it. (4077 views) | | | Tasted by IrisTable on 2/25/2024: Something new & something familiar (FMIII backyard): October 2018 disgorgement. 70% PN, 30% Chard. Initially like a juicy red apple that you have just bitten into. Very concentrated, long finish, dosage is perfect balance with the fruit. As it warmed and/or got more air, it evolved to something akin to caramel apple and a bit of a pastry note. The toasty notes also developed – what Cris called “crème brulée.” I had the 2012 last year and I think the 2008 can use even more time than the 2012. (3124 views) | | | Tasted by grafstrb on 2/25/2024: Champagne at FMIII's: -- October 2018 disgorgement --
-- 71% Pinot Noir, 29% Chardonnay --
I was excited to try this one, too, as this was my first regular Grand Annee (I’ve had the rose a few times, and absolutely love that one). This featured a sweetish Nose that initially came across as a bit soapy; it gained in richness with air over a few hours. On the palate, this came across as a complete wine, but without being heay-handed. Some oak was noticeable, and this aspect did become a touch more pronounced with air, but never became bothersome. As with the other ‘08s in the lineup, this came across as young: no autolytic notes at all, really. This was neck-and-neck with the ’08 Philipponnat as my WOTD. If you have multiple bottles, and haven’t checked-in yet, or in a while, it’s worth popping one now. But if you’ve been sitting on this, with the intention of drinking once it has developed some meaningful tertiary notes --- sorry --- you need to keep waiting. (3425 views) | | | Tasted by WetRock on 2/25/2024: Double Fisted Champagne at Frank's: Checking Recent Buys AND Something Drinking Great Now (Frank Murray's Casa): Big thanks to Brian for bringing this. One of my favorite wines when its on and I've been wondering how my '08's are doing. They are doing pretty damn good I'd say. Pretty nose showing biscuit and apple. Not quite wide open yet. Bright, juicy palate with lovely, chalky acids. This didn't really carry the autolytic textures I usually look for but again, so good I quickly forgot. I poured a glass to watch as we went through the other wines. The nose didn't take much longer to open up into a dessert place, especially in a creme brulee sort of way. Terrific. (3374 views) | | | Tasted by 5laton on 1/2/2024: Nice developing richness and depth, showing more of the Bolly oxidative patina than when I last tasted this in 2019. For current drinking however, I found this lacking some complexity. I'll wait a few years before opening another. (4640 views) | | | Tasted by Inforred on 12/31/2023 & rated 91 points: New Year’s Eve bubbly. Straw color, medium bubbles, crisp clean taste with pear and apple notes. Medium finish. Quite likable, but ultimately not memorable. And not great qpr (3925 views) | | | Tasted by calypse on 12/31/2023 & rated 92 points: Intense nose of roasted hazelnuts. Elegant on the palate with an oxidative touch. Delicate and with good length, but lacking that certain something. (3355 views) | | | Tasted by Gian on 12/25/2023 & rated 92 points: Is still young but you can start to understand the potential. Drunk in a couple of hours it have developed nicely. To try again after 3 years (3938 views) | | | Tasted by CHarder on 12/25/2023 & rated 94 points: Great champagne. Entering drinking window. Full, fresh, nutty and brioche - but very balanced.
+10yrs ahead here. (3250 views) | | | Tasted by VBar on 12/17/2023 & rated 96 points: A truly top shelf champagne (3526 views) | | | Tasted by AudunG on 12/16/2023 & rated 94 points: More developed and a lot better than four years ago, when it was rather muted. Deliciously aromatic and complex with dense yellow fruit aromas. Dense and concentrated on the palate, but in a more elegant style than many earlier vintages. (3389 views) | | | Tasted by tobyc on 12/16/2023 & rated 93 points: Dusty, straw colour. Light bouquet with green apples. Dry and with a hint of sweetness, lemon and apples. Good depth and complexity and fine length finish. Excellent. Really good right now. You can always keep, but you could also drink. (3297 views) | | | Tasted by Raage on 12/7/2023: (CDV)
Pas en place, bien trop jeune, encore marqué par l'elevage, il nous a semblé artificiel et désuni, surtout comparé au très harmonieux Dom Pérignon de la même année.
Personnellement, je l'aurais d'emblée associé à une viande blanche pour le dompter (fruits rouges, boisé, puissance/acidité) ou ... mis en cave encore 4/5 ans minimum.
Il en a sous le pied.
91/94 (3686 views) | | | Tasted by James Kim on 12/2/2023 & rated 91 points: Open for 20 min. Aromas of tart apples, minerals, herbs and a hint of yeast/brioche. Palate with apples, minerals and herbs. Excellent acids. This is still young and tight but also with excellent potential. Just needs more time. 91 for now but with certainly room for significant increase once the wine relaxes. (3665 views) | | | Tasted by Kim Gerner on 10/5/2023 & rated 97 points: 2008 top champagnes - horisontal wine tasting dinner (Rest MG (kg arr)): Second 2008 horisontal champagne half blind tasting dinner. First time June 2021. Back then the vintage was extremely youthful. How is it now? An almost unbelievable development in just 2 years. As a wine enthusiast I must simply surrender. I was skeptical about the drinkability at this point for this extreme vintage. That skepticism was proven wrong. 2008 can definitely be enjoyed now. For me, it's one of my really great tasting experiences. And there has certainly been many... Add to that, the vintage is only in its initial stage of maturation and therefore still youthful but extremely charming and open. I really look forward to tasting the 2008 vintage once a year in the coming many years experiencing the tertiary notes develop.
This was the positive surprise of the evening and my 2008 favourite. Not expected. On the horisontal tasting in 2021 it was disappointing. Now it was close to extraordinary with beginning a little tertiary notes of dried fruit. 7 out of my 9 participants scored it 95 or more. My rating based on performance right now 97+ (5699 views) | | | Tasted by Collector1855 on 9/29/2023 & rated 96 points: 2008 Champagne - 25 top names tasted blind: Expressive nose here with tertiary aromas around pinto spice. Medium+ bodied palate, some dosage but appropriately dry, like a toned down version of Winston Churchill in all aspects. Good finish. After revealing it was interesting to see that the Bollinger Grand Annee was the more feminine wine compared to the Bollinger RD. (5999 views) | | | Tasted by Philippe_C on 9/24/2023 & rated 96 points: Superbe nez brioche, biscuit, pas de verdeur... Très rond, pas d'amertume, belle longueur délicieuse, très approchable. (4815 views) | | | Tasted by zimmy07 on 9/11/2023 & rated 94 points: By far the most approachable 2008 compared to Dom, Cristal, Taittinger Comtes and Krug. This has a touch of sweetness, with crisp apple, honeydew, and toasted brioche. Still think it has many more years left on this, but a great example of how good 2008 is and it is approachable unlike the others listed. Bolly GA are maybe the best price to quality in Champagne. These are great vintage in and vintage out! (5593 views) | | | Tasted by thewiz on 9/2/2023 & rated 93 points: Gourmetklubbens femtiosjätte middag (A+N, Sundbyberg): (Disgorged in June 2018, 71% Pinot Noir and 29% Chardonnay, dosage 8 gr/L)
Still youthful nose showing red apples, a tropical citrus touch and some biscuits in a very pleasant way. Nice and smooth with a butterscotch note and showing lots of citrus acidity and with a lovely buttery touch on the finish showing French nougat
(Best 2018-2038) (4975 views) | | | Tasted by manemis on 8/15/2023 & rated 94 points: White peach, melent apple, small and delicate bubbles, super clean and balanced (4542 views) | | | Tasted by graemeg on 8/2/2023: NobleRottersSydney - 2010 & prior (Fix, St James, Sydney): {cork, 12%} [Gordon] Beautiful brioche nose. A creamy sort of toast – really intoxicating! On the palate lots of yeast, bread, biscuit, but avoids cheesiness. That said, the palate isn’t quite as fresh as the nose suggested. Hefty style, medium/full in weight, with medium-sized creamy bubbles and a medium/long, crunchy and even finish. Impressive stuff which seems right in the drinking window to me. (4524 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Decanter, Bollinger Producer profile (4/28/2021)
(Bollinger, Brut Vintage La Grande Année, Champagne, France, White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jasper Morris
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy, 2008 Vintage Champagne (4/20/2020)
(La Grande Année, Bollinger, White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, Up From The Cellar #7 & Misc New Releases (11/14/2019)
(Bollinger La Grande Annee) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Yohan Castaing
Decanter, Top Champagne - Latest Release (11/4/2019)
(Bollinger, Grande Année, Champagne, France, White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Allen Meadows
Burghound, Oct-19, Issue #76
(Bollinger Brut - La Grande Année Champagne/Sparkling) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, The 2019 Champagne Summer Preview (Jul 2019) (7/1/2019)
(Bollinger La Grande Année Sparkling White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/10/2019)
(Bollinger, La Grande Année Champagne White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/1/2019)
(Bollinger, La Grande Année Brut Champagne White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Aldo Fiordelli
Decanter, Bollinger release of 2008 Grand Annee (3/26/2019)
(Bollinger, Grande Année, Champagne, France, White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Champagne – The Season’s New Releases (Nov 2018) (11/1/2018)
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U.S. Importer (add'l info)Champagne Blend"Champagne blend" is a classic grape blend that typically includes Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and/or Pinot Meunier in any proportions.
However, this blend can also include Arbane, Fromenteau (Pinot Gris), Petit Meslier and/or Pinot Blanc as well.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comChampagne Le Champagne (Le comité interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne) | Grandes Marques & Maisons de Champagne (Union des Maisons de Champagne)
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Champagne - The French region of Champagne (including the cities of Rheims, Épernay, and Aÿ) was the first region in the world to make sparkling wine in any quantity. Today, the name of the region is synonymous with the finest of all sparkling wines, and wine-making traditions of Champagne have become role models for sparkling wine producers, worldwide. Surprisingly, the region of Champagne is now responsible for only one bottle in 12 of all sparkling wine produced. Styles of champagne range in sweetness ranging from an extra brut or brut 0, to the basic brut to demi sec to doux; some houses produce single vintage champagnes and others produce non-vintage (or incorporate wines/grapes of multiple vintages), often to preserve a specific taste; combinations of grape varietals; and colors, including a rosé. There are several sub-appellations, including the Valley of the Marnes river running from Épernay west, Massif de Saint-Thierry north and west of Rheims, Valley of the Ardre, the Mountains of Rheims (between Rheims and Épernay), Côte des Blancs, Côte de Sézanne, and Côte des Bar in the South. Champagne wine only uses three grape varietals (cépages): Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier.ChampagneThe vineyards of Champagne on weinlagen-info |
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