Bollinger Brut Rosé Champagne La Grande Année 2007

99 points Peñín Guide to Spanish Wine (Jun 2020).

97 points Peter Moser (Falstaff): "Light salmon with delicate pink hue; very fine mousse. Fresh cherry, wild red berry compote, undertones of tobacco and floral scents. Juicy and complex, fresh strawberry fruit, finesse, richly structured, very well-balanced and mineral, trace of caramel on the finish, salted cherry tones on the back palate, good length. A great food wine. (11/21/19)"

96 points Tyson Stelzer (The Champagne Guide): "(tastedin 2019 in France; 28% chardonnay, 72% pinot; a blend of 14 crus; chardonnay mainly from Avize, Cramant and Oger; pinot mainly from Aÿ and Verzenay; 5% still red wine from La Côte aux Enfants; 92% grand cru, 8% premier cru; entirely fermented and matured in oak barrels; aged under natural cork 8.5 years on lees; 7g/L dosage; disgorged November 2016). 2007 was a challenging vintage in which to produce great red wine in Champagne, and this result is testimony both to the standards of La Côte aux Enfants and the expertise of the house in crafting red wine for rosé. LGA Rosé is LGA with a tiny inclusion of red wine from the same vintage. The effect is profound, beckoning from its radiant, medium copper-salmon gown with exuberant, flamboyant and extroverted appeal. Its purity of red cherry fruits and violet fragrance has begun to dim as its secondary universe steps to the fore in great complexity of golden fruit cake, fruit mince spice, butter, even hints of toasted coconut and vanilla custard. The fine tannin grip of its youth has faded into a silky smooth, creamy structure, laced with fine chalk minerality, lingering long and seamless with refined, understated red cherry purity. Three in 12 bottles tasted were oxidised. (2020-2021)"

96 points (18/20) La Revue du Vin de France (2020)

95 points/'Highly Recommended,' Wine Spectator: "Fragrant, with notes of chalk and spring blossom on the nose, this fresh and focused version offers a finely detailed, lacy palate of white raspberry, peach skin, toast and candied ginger flavors. Long and creamy on the spice- and smoke-laced finish. Disgorged November 2016. Drink now through 2030. 99 cases imported. (6/30/18)"

95 points James Suckling: "Honey and roses with fresh almonds and an array of dried berries, amid deep, rich, toasted-nut, autolysis character. The palate has a bold array of rich, concentrated berry flavors in a fresh core, surrounded by a warming wrap of grilled hazelnuts. Roasted coffee to close. Terrific complexity. Drink now. (7/20/18)"

Producer notes: "72% Pinot Noir, 28% Chardonnay. The blend is vinified entirely in older oak barrels, and undergoes its second fermentation under cork, rather than on crown capsule. 5% of still red wine from the Côte aux Enfants vineyard is added. Aged 6 years on the lees. 7 g/L dosage."