Rose Vintage
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast, grilled wild salmon, or aged Comté cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Bollinger's Vintage Rosé, often celebrated as La Grande Année Rosé, is a masterclass in Champagne craftsmanship, showcasing the house's deep-rooted connection to Pinot Noir. At its heart is the legendary Côte aux Enfants vineyard in Aÿ, a steep, sun-drenched plot that yields the exceptional still red wine blended into this cuvée. True to Bollinger's uncompromising tradition, the base wines are fermented entirely in old oak casks, a rare practice in modern Champagne that imparts unmatched texture, micro-oxygenation, and complexity. The final blend, typically dominated by Pinot Noir with a supporting act of Chardonnay, undergoes prolonged cellar aging under natural cork. This meticulous process results in a structured, vinous rosé characterized by notes of red berries, warm spices, and a subtle smoky minerality, reflecting the rich heritage of a house founded in 1829.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1829 in Aÿ by Hennequin de Villermont, Paul Renaudin, and Jacques Bollinger, Maison Bollinger endures as one of Champagne's preeminent independent, family-owned Grandes Marques. Its identity was indelibly forged under the visionary stewardship of Madame Lily Bollinger in the mid-twentieth century. The estate controls approximately 180 hectares of vineyards, dominated by Grand and Premier Cru parcels across the Montagne de Reims and Vallée de la Marne, rooted in deep Belemnite chalk and limestone. Bollinger is celebrated for its Pinot Noir-centric architectural style, championing vinification in seasoned oak barrels, magnum reserve aging under natural cork, and extensive cellar maturation before disgorgement. The portfolio is epitomized by Special Cuvée and La Grande Année, reaching transcendental complexity in R.D. (Récemment Dégorgé) and the elusive Vieilles Vignes Françaises, produced from ungrafted, pre-phylloxera vines trained en foule.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier