Bollinger,
Vieilles Vignes Françaises
Vieilles Vignes Françaises is one of Champagne's rarest prestige wines, produced from tiny plots of ungrafted Pinot Noir in Aÿ. Its unusually small output and historical significance make it a natural scarcity-driven collector wine within Bollinger's range.
VINTAGE 2002
Source: Liv-Ex
Nov 2006 – Nov 2022
Within This Period
Varietal:
Pinot Noir
Classification:
Champagne AOC; Aÿ Grand Cru fruit
Annual Production:
≈ 1,000–1,500 bottles when made; historically sometimes around 2,000–3,000
SIGNATURE VINTAGES
1988 A particularly ageworthy year that suits the cuvée’s concentrated ungrafted Pinot Noir character.
1996 A landmark high-acid Champagne vintage and highly prized in mature form.
2002 Exceptional ripeness and balance in an already microscopic-production, ultra-rare wine.
2008 A modern reference vintage where rarity is matched by exceptional structure and longevity.
The Investment Case
Vieilles Vignes Françaises has one of the clearest scarcity stories in Champagne: it is produced in tiny quantities from ungrafted Pinot Noir vines in Aÿ. There is simply very little wine available to satisfy international demand, meaning bottles disappearing through consumption have an outsized effect on remaining supply. This combination of rarity, history and Bollinger provenance can make mature releases exceptionally difficult to replace.
Country
France
Region
Champagne
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Sub-region
Aÿ
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