1996 Bollinger La Grande Annee Rose, Champagne, France

Description

• 7/21/2019 – tcosgriff Likes this wine:96 Points

  Wonderful salmon color with remarkable effervescence. The cork literally blew off. Very fruity wine with no hints of toast or dilute balsamic vinegar, common flavors in old Champagne. Very big and fruity combining raspberries and strawberries with very nice acidity. Good balance, depth, and nuance with a long finish. Wish I had more.

  3/9/2017 – Markus IWC wrote:94 Points

  Champagne 96 tasting, wine nr8. Best votes (2), Worst votes (0) out of 13. Golden color. Powerful mature nose. High acidity, round, soft, cheese, bread, long, high fruit sweetness, creamy, vanilla, high dosage. 94p

  017 – scyrene Likes this wine:95 Points

  Somehow I’ve never had a Bollinger ’96, nor a vintage rosé from this house, so this is extra special. Plenty of pressure under the quite shrunken cork, lots of mousse in the glass. Slightly hazy mid orange colour. Utterly glorious aroma: that deep, rich smell of older champagne. Chocolate cake, caramel, but also something lighter, maybe apricot (Sachertorte anyone?). I could smell this forever. In the mouth, the mousse is very delicate, frizzante. Initially steely acidity, as I suppose one would expect from this vintage, then vigorously fruity. No toastiness. This is in that golden zone between youth and maturity. It is as good as you’d expect from this vintage and producer, and I’m glad I’ve been able to taste it. From the label: 73% pinot noir, 27% chardonnay; 77% grand cru, 23% premier cru; 6.5% (according to the label; 8% according to the booklet) red from the Côte aux Enfants vineyard added; 10g/l acidity. [Cork + cage; 12% abv;