Description / Reviews
"La Grande Année Rosé is the fruit of an exceptional year and reflects the artistry mastered by the men and women of Champagne Bollinger, who craft it into a truly great wine for aging. A wine whose richness is expressed through its deep color, balanced aromas, and beautiful vinosity, with each vintage bringing its own unique signature. Born of a family heritage, Champagne Bollinger is synonymous with the pursuit of perfection. Madame Bollinger was long reluctant to produce a rosé champagne. So she immediately marked La Grande Année Rosé with the vintage seal, reserving the best for this wine and granting it a quality matched only by its rarity." - Bollinger, Winemaker
"This went beautifully with Ritz chef John Williams’ Suffolk lamb with stuffed morel, courgette flower and mint emulsion. Bollinger’s MD Charles-Armand de Belenet made the point that they make a rosé to highlight the quality of their red wine, and that they are toying with the idea of an RD rosé! Glowing rose-petal colour (although such was the decor and lighting in the Ritz dining room that all the champagnes looked a bit pink). Dense for a rosé – a serious, savoury wine with more than a hint of Campari bitters about it, but extremely refreshing as all champagne should be. Intriguing and very much up my street. Bollinger didn’t make a rosé until 2005 because Madame Lily Bollinger scorned the style but I think this is delicious!" - 18/20 Points, Jancis Robinson
"Being based on the white blend of Grande Année, one would expect a family resemblance in the rosé. Indeed the vintage's friendly, approachable nature is very much still here, yet even a small red wine addition in the blend (5%) brings an energising, complexing sense of substance and structure which elevates this slightly above the white with its gentle blackcurrant, raspberry and bitter herb intensity over the recognisable sweet stone fruit, blood orange and salty, briny savour of the style. Once again it is less structured and punchy than the 2015, but arguably finer in build, well-set for delicious drinking over the next decade at least. (Drink between 2026-2036)" - 95 Points, Tom Hewson, Decanter
"The 2018 La Grande Année Rosé is open-knit and quite caressing. It offers a bit more up-front fruit than the Blanc, suggesting it will drink well right out of the gate. The addition of 5% still red Pinot from La Côte aux Enfants and slightly higher dosage vis-à-vis the Blanc soften the contours. Cranberry, chalk, mint, white pepper and orange peel fill out the layers nicely. This vibrant, mid-weight Rosé is quite versatile; it will drink well as an aperitif or at the dinner table. The Grand Année Rosé is crafted from the same base as the Blanc. Dosage is 8 grams per liter. Disgorged: May 2025. (Drink between 2027-2038)" - 95 Points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous
