2015 Bollinger Champagne la Grande Année Brut Mag (1500ml)

Ever since 1829, Champagne Bollinger has strived to make the best Champagnes possible, and their identity is clearly expressed in the wines they produce. Made only from Grand and Premier Cru grapes, La Grande Année is the embodiment of the carefully preserved traditional expertise of Bollinger. Even to this day, every bottle of La Grande Année is riddled and disgorged by hand. Available today is the new 2015 release that has “turned out beautifully’ according to William Kelley of The Wine Advocate.  96 points: "Bollinger's 2015 Brut Grand Année is an intriguing wine in that is clearly reflects the decision to pick on the later side in order to avoid vegetal notes derived from the mismatch of alcoholic and phenolic ripeness. "Balance was hard to achieve in 2015," Chef de Cave Denis Bunner notes. "At 10% in sugar, the fruit was simply not ripe. We had to wait to reach the optimal window of ripeness." Bunner also opted to increase the Chardonnay, so the blend is 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Cha