1985 Bollinger Brut Champagne La Grande Année 750ml

99 points Tyson Stelzer (The Champagne Guide): "(35% chardonnay, 65% pinot). From a year of extremes, in which one-third of Champagne’s vines died in a bitterly cold winter, this is a triumphant La Grande Année. Boasting a glowing, golden-yellow hue, it resonates with magnificent layers of truffles, pipe smoke, grilled pineapple and crème brûlée, and yet preserves delightful freshness, energetic grapefruit crunch and sensational poise, even at a full third of a century of age. In commanding and enduring line, length and sheer, jubilant confidence, this is epic Bollinger, and one of the greatest 1985s I have ever tasted. (2020-2021)"