Bollinger Grande Annee Rose 2002

“I was totally floored when I first tasted this stellar wine. I find it hard to put into words just how perfect the nose, palate and finish are. The cavalcade of flavours is frankly hilarious – I laughed for a day after experiencing this wine. The colour alone is a feast for your optical nerves. Deep, velvety, Regency glamour in a glass, pleads with you to sprint down to the nearest costumier for a doublet and hose. You see fireworks (it’s OK) and Rachmaninov doodles on a Steinway in your earhole. You haven’t even tasted it yet. Then things move fast – sensual nuances of wild, pagan, red fruits rush at you from all angles primping, prodding, stroking and soothing every flavour receptor in your being. Swallow, and the world is a better place, but not as good as it is after another sip. This is as close to heaven on earth as you are going to get with a Rosé Champagne.” - Matthew Jukes