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Bollinger La Grande Annee 2004, 2004

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Bollinger's 2004 Brut La Grand Année is a beautiful wine with a lot of vintage character, but the style is a bit less oxidative than Bollinger fans are likely to expect. Pears, hazelnuts, spices and crushed rocks all flow through to the tense, vibrant finish. It will be interesting to see if the 2004 puts on weight in the bottle, as so many wines from this vintage have. Today, it is bright, linear and quite pretty. Green apples, pears and flowers all add lift on the close.

Score: 95 Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, May 2013

Firm, with well-cut acidity and a fine texture, this is aromatic, delivering a skein of ground spice and graphite notes that mesh seamlessly with the flavours of black currant, black cherry, toasted almond, financier, honey and smoky mineral. Offers a long, mouth-watering finish. Drink now through 2024. Tasted twice, with consistent notes.

Score: 94 Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator, July 2013

**Note: 66% pinot noir, 34% chardonnay** This is cool, refined and wonderfully complex with that moderately aged yeasty character that contrasts nicely with the beautifully fresh citrus, green apple and soft floral scents. The bead of the supporting mousse is quite fine but like the 2002 R.D. it's firm and imparts plenty of punch to the precise middle weight flavours that possess the same complexity and refinement that is displayed by the nose, all wrapped in a crisp and dry but not particularly austere finish. This is terrific and while it could easily be enjoyed now I would be inclined to hold it for another 2 to 4 years first as it clearly seems to be on the way up; indeed the last sip was more interesting than the first.

Score: 93 Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (57), January 2015

Hint of oak on the nose. Very winning and interesting. Extremely savoury. But with some flirtatious lift on the finish. Very persistent.

Score: 18.5 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, June 2013

(disgorged January, 2013): Light, bright gold. Powerful orchard and pit fruit aromas are complemented by smoky lees, iodine, chamomile and buttered toast. At once fleshy and energetic, offering deeply pitched poached pear, peach pit and brioche flavours and a suave floral element. Finishes smoky and very long, with mounting spiciness and lingering floral and vanilla notes.

Score: 94 Josh Raynolds, International Wine Cellar, November 2013

The 2004 Grande Année Brut was disgorged in November 2013 and offers a clear, very refined, and complex though still closed bouquet with fruity aromas of fresh and stewed apples, yellow grapefruit, kaki, walnuts, tobacco, herbal tea, nougat and spicy flavours; everything is discreet here, subtle, perfectly melted together and smoky, very smoky. On the palate, this Pinot Noir/Chardonnay blend wine is highly complex and elegant, firmly structured and quite long. This is an excellent Champagne.

Score: 94 Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate (221), October 2015

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200992

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Bollinger La Grande Annee 2004

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1 bottles, 75cl each

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France, Salta

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Bollinger La Grande Annee 2004, 2004

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Bollinger's 2004 Brut La Grand Année is a beautiful wine with a lot of vintage character, but the style is a bit less oxidative than Bollinger fans are likely to expect. Pears, hazelnuts, spices and crushed rocks all flow through to the tense, vibrant finish. It will be interesting to see if the 2004 puts on weight in the bottle, as so many wines from this vintage have. Today, it is bright, linear and quite pretty. Green apples, pears and flowers all add lift on the close.

Score: 95 Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, May 2013

Firm, with well-cut acidity and a fine texture, this is aromatic, delivering a skein of ground spice and graphite notes that mesh seamlessly with the flavours of black currant, black cherry, toasted almond, financier, honey and smoky mineral. Offers a long, mouth-watering finish. Drink now through 2024. Tasted twice, with consistent notes.

Score: 94 Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator, July 2013

**Note: 66% pinot noir, 34% chardonnay** This is cool, refined and wonderfully complex with that moderately aged yeasty character that contrasts nicely with the beautifully fresh citrus, green apple and soft floral scents. The bead of the supporting mousse is quite fine but like the 2002 R.D. it's firm and imparts plenty of punch to the precise middle weight flavours that possess the same complexity and refinement that is displayed by the nose, all wrapped in a crisp and dry but not particularly austere finish. This is terrific and while it could easily be enjoyed now I would be inclined to hold it for another 2 to 4 years first as it clearly seems to be on the way up; indeed the last sip was more interesting than the first.

Score: 93 Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (57), January 2015

Hint of oak on the nose. Very winning and interesting. Extremely savoury. But with some flirtatious lift on the finish. Very persistent.

Score: 18.5 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, June 2013

(disgorged January, 2013): Light, bright gold. Powerful orchard and pit fruit aromas are complemented by smoky lees, iodine, chamomile and buttered toast. At once fleshy and energetic, offering deeply pitched poached pear, peach pit and brioche flavours and a suave floral element. Finishes smoky and very long, with mounting spiciness and lingering floral and vanilla notes.

Score: 94 Josh Raynolds, International Wine Cellar, November 2013

The 2004 Grande Année Brut was disgorged in November 2013 and offers a clear, very refined, and complex though still closed bouquet with fruity aromas of fresh and stewed apples, yellow grapefruit, kaki, walnuts, tobacco, herbal tea, nougat and spicy flavours; everything is discreet here, subtle, perfectly melted together and smoky, very smoky. On the palate, this Pinot Noir/Chardonnay blend wine is highly complex and elegant, firmly structured and quite long. This is an excellent Champagne.

Score: 94 Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate (221), October 2015

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Item Details

Item ID:

200992

Name:

Bollinger La Grande Annee 2004

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Quantity / Size:

1 bottles, 75cl each

Duty Status:

Duty Paid

Wine Type:

Sparkling

Country / Region:

France, Salta

Fill Level:

Into Neck (IN)

Ended:

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£15 for UK mainland other countries price on application.

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