良い年だけ作られる、とうことで、グランダネという名前を持つ。何度か飲んでいたが、リリースしたてのものは鋼のように固く青い果実のような味わいだった。最近かじっているリンゴのよう。あまり優しさのようなものはなく、深い井戸のなかを見え隠れするものを覗きこむように何か面白そうなものがありそうな期待はさせられる。ドサージュは2011年2月。よく半年くらいたっていればとか聞いたけど、このボトルはそういうものではおいしく飲める頃合いにならなかった。
ブドウ品種:60%ピノノワール、40%シャルドネ
購入:2011/10
購入元:楽天ドラジェ
購入価格:12000
Webで見つけたテイスティングノートはこんなかんじ。あの色はlemon-golden tonesというのか。
（http://www.thewinedoctor.com/champagne/bollinger.shtmlより）
Bollinger La Grande Année 2002: A rich hue, already showing some fine lemon-golden tones. Not the richness of age, more likely the density of considerable concentration. And there is a moderate sized bead also indicative of the wine's youth. The nose is hugely expressive, with a really surprising minerally character, showing lots of chalky, powdery, talcy nuances as an edge to the very primary aromas of sweet-apple, pithy-citrus fruit and thyme. It has a stony firmness, but whereas many wines with this sort of character come across as rather withdrawn, emaciated even, the open character here suggests richness and generosity instead. Indeed, this is found to be true on the palate, which starts off with an immediately apparent balance of creamy texture, with a full and almost sherbetty depth of primary, minerally fruit, set against a firm acidity. It is perhaps the most rounded, stony-creamy, richly textured young Grande Année I have ever tasted. Through the midpalate this character evolves, the mousse of the wine bringing an extra textural quality here, defining and yet somehow expanding the wine within the mouth. It lifts as we go, until finding in the finish of the wine a crescendo of sherbetty minerals, texture and acidity, fading into a clean, lingering finish. This is plainly very youthful at present, but all the components are here, in concentrated abundance. This is very convincing stuff, and will be a must for all Bollinger fans. For label images and more see my Wine of the Week write-up. 18.5+/20 (November 2010)
美濃吉デパチカのおばんざいの詰め合わせに、ワカサギの南蛮漬け。かちかちの泡ものには、日本食は良く合う。かちかちのときは、日本酒を飲んでいるようだった。もっとまつべしまつべしだった。それにしても、この季節のわかさぎおいしい。