Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Wines of 2002 The House of Bollinger only produces vintage champagnes in exceptional years, when the grapes have reached a perfect quality and maturity with a perfect balance between the acids and sugars. Hence the denomination "Grande Année" given to this champagne which, unlike the "Special Cuvée", is only produced from grapes of that particular harvest.The Bollinger Grande Année remains, however, a blended wine from crus and grape varieties. In this sense it too carrie...