Leading up to Father’s Day, leading lifestyle publication Refinery29 has published a great roundup of thoughtful, splurgew0rthy gifts for dad. The witty intro advises us that while we all received advice to be practical with our spending, it is important to treat these role models and support systems well with fantastic presents that they’d never purchase for themselves. Among the luxury items recommended is Champagne Bollinger La Grande Année 2008. Refinery shares details from a Robert Parker review, adding “97+ Points! Bollinger’s 2008 La Grande Année is superb, wafting from the glass with aromas of crisp orchard fruit, ripe lemons, honeycomb, warm biscuits, dried white flowers and a delicate top note of walnuts and fino sherry… This is a Grande Année built for the cellar – the real excitement will come with a bit more bottle age – but this is already a thrilling Champagne in the making.” Read the full story and list of other gift suggestions HERE.
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Champagne Bollinger La Grande Année 2008
Champagne, France
La Grande Année: The Great Year. This Champagne is the embodiment of everything that makes Bollinger the producer that stands apart in Champagne. La Grande Année, or LGA, preserves the traditions of the past and symbolizes the word "hand-crafted" so strongly that an overused word suddenly becomes the only appropriate definition.
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Champagne Bollinger
Champagne, France
Bollinger is one of the rare Grande Marques that’s still family owned. Known for its rich, elegant and polished style of Champagne, their outstanding wines are the result of rigorous attention to detail and incredibly labor-intensive practices that few houses are willing to undertake. Underscoring its excellence, Bollinger has remained British secret agent James Bond's Champagne of choice since 1973.