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Bollinger

Aÿ's Pinot Noir house, family-owned since 1829, with about 179 hectares of its own vines and a prestige tier — La Grande Année, R.D., Vieilles Vignes Françaises — aged under cork.

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Bollinger, Aÿ
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Bollinger reports about 179 hectares of estate vineyard, mostly grand and premier cru Pinot Noir around Aÿ, supplying roughly two-thirds of its needs. Vieilles Vignes Françaises, from two tiny ungrafted plots, is made in a few thousand bottles.

Founded
1829
Region
Champagne
Ownership
Bollinger family
Vineyard
179 ha442 ac

Wines

Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises, vintage by vintage

One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.

201220102009200820062005200420022000
ExceptionalExcellentVery goodGoodMixedDifficult
The essentials

Economic profile

Bollinger's R.D. ('récemment dégorgé') is a study in aging economics: the same wine as La Grande Année held on lees for a further decade, disgorged to order, priced for the years of carrying cost. Vieilles Vignes Françaises, from pre-phylloxera ungrafted vines on about 0.3 hectares, is the house's scarcity product.

The detailsClassification, ownership, land and output
Founded
1829
Classification
Grande marque
Ownership
Bollinger family (family)
Vineyard holdings
179 ha (442 ac)
First vintage made
1829
Website
champagne-bollinger.com/
Estate vineyard
≈ 179 ha, ≈ 60–65% of needsBollinger
Vieilles Vignes Françaises
≈ 0.3 ha of ungrafted Pinot Noir; a few thousand bottlesBollinger

We estimate it costs about $26 to $89 to make one bottle at an estate like this. See the full breakdown

Land-value contextWhat a hectare of vineyard sells for around here
InputLowHighUnitSource
Vineyard land, Champagne AOC average20241,050,0001,200,000EUR/haSAFER
Vineyard land, Côte des Blancs2024390,0002,227,000EUR/haSAFER 2024
Vineyard land, Montagne de Reims / Grande Vallée crus2024333,0001,631,000EUR/haSAFER 2024
Every wine in a tableBottles made, years covered and how hard each is to find
WineBottles made in a typical yearVintages coveredGreat yearsHow rare (0–100)
Bollinger La Grande AnnéePrestige cuvée, vintage · Montagne de Reims—7 2002–20143—
Bollinger Vieilles Vignes FrançaisesSingle-vineyard prestige cuvée · Montagne de Reims3,5009 2000–2012392
Every year in a tableBollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises: How each year was rated, and the price the producer first asked
VintageHow the year was ratedRelease priceHow rare (0–100)The growing season
2012Excellent—91Frost, hail and a wet spring cut yields; a small crop of high quality.
2010Mixed—92
2009Very Good—92
2008Exceptional—92Cool year with high acidity; the reference vintage of the modern era, declared by every…
2006Very Good—93
2005Good—93
2004Very Good—93
2002Exceptional—93
2000Good—94

How the years were rated

  • very good3 vintages
  • exceptional2 vintages
  • good2 vintages
  • excellent1 vintages
  • mixed1 vintages
The regionChampagneThe original sparkling wine.About the region

Sources

  1. Bollinger, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
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