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Description
Opulent fruit and creamy palate
At the beginning of its optimal drinking window
Bollinger La Grande Année 2000
The Most Important Points in Brief
2000 was a warm year, which is reflected in the opulent fruit and creamy palate. The nutty aromas are not yet as pronounced here as in 1999 and are rounded off with notes of honey, caramel, and yeast. The vintage has rather low acidity overall. The freshness that the Grande Année 2000 shows on the finish is therefore a positive surprise.
It combines ripe, opulent fruit, toasted nuts, brioche, and subtle minerality – a full-bodied, enjoyable Bollinger that is now at its optimal drinking window.
Key Facts
76% Grand Cru, 24% Premier Cru
63% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay
Aÿ, Verzenay, Mareuil, Chouilly, Cuis, Grauves (among others, typical Bollinger crus such as Aÿ and Verzenay for Pinot Noir, Chouilly/Avize region for Chardonnay)
Vinified and aged in oak barrels
Malolactic fermentation blocked
Natural yeasts
Lees aging under natural cork
Disgorged January 2009
Dosage 8 g/l
Drinking window now until approx. 2030+
The 2000 Vintage in Champagne
After an early good growing start, a wet July followed with hail damage. August and September were sunny and dry. Harvest began in mid-September with grapes at perfect ripeness. Yields were rather high, however, and acidity often rather low. The vintage is very good but produced few truly exceptional wines.
2000 was a warm year, which is reflected in the opulent fruit and creamy palate. The nutty aromas are not yet as pronounced here as in 1999 and are rounded off with notes of honey, caramel, and yeast. The vintage has rather low acidity overall. The freshness that the Grande Année 2000 shows on the finish is therefore a positive surprise.
It combines ripe, opulent fruit, toasted nuts, brioche, and subtle minerality – a full-bodied, enjoyable Bollinger that is now at its optimal drinking window.
Key Facts
76% Grand Cru, 24% Premier Cru
63% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay
Aÿ, Verzenay, Mareuil, Chouilly, Cuis, Grauves (among others, typical Bollinger crus such as Aÿ and Verzenay for Pinot Noir, Chouilly/Avize region for Chardonnay)
Vinified and aged in oak barrels
Malolactic fermentation blocked
Natural yeasts
Lees aging under natural cork
Disgorged January 2009
Dosage 8 g/l
Drinking window now until approx. 2030+
The 2000 Vintage in Champagne
After an early good growing start, a wet July followed with hail damage. August and September were sunny and dry. Harvest began in mid-September with grapes at perfect ripeness. Yields were rather high, however, and acidity often rather low. The vintage is very good but produced few truly exceptional wines.
