Bollinger La Grande Année 2014

Lemon curd and white peach open the nose alongside a stony, chalky lift and a quiet undercurrent of warm brioche from extended time on lees. Fine, persistent bubbles thread through a taut, coiled palate, green apple, a flinty edge, and bracing acidity that holds long past the swallow. The 2014's notoriously slow-ripening season is written all over this wine: nervy, precise, with none of the broad generosity of warmer years. Drink 2024–2035.