New release: Bollinger La Grande Année 2014
Decanter’s Yohan Castaing gets a first look at the newly released 2014 vintage of Bollinger La Grande Année. Read on for his tasting note and score.
Champagne house Bollinger has launched the 2014 vintage of its iconic La Grande Année cuvée.
Scroll down to see the tasting note and score for La Grande Année 2014
The vintage
The 2014 growing season was mixed: rains throughout the previous winter were followed by the hottest June in 50 years, whereas August was then cool.
The harvest itself was one of the shortest seen at Bollinger, with just nine days of picking over a two week period.
The cuvée
La Grande Année is the first tier of vintage Champagnes from Bollinger. It is vinified exclusively in old oak barrels and each bottle is riddled and disgorged by hand.
The 2014 vintage is available in the UK for £110-£125 (£650/6 duty paid), and the 2014 La Grande Année Rose will be released later this year with a retail price of £150.
See Yohan Castaing’s in-depth tasting note and score below:
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