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Bollinger La Grande Année 2004

2004 was a very good year in Champagne: reliable and well liked.

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Bollinger, Aÿ
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What to expect

Expect a good, dependable wine, often ready a little sooner than the greatest years.

3 of the 7 years we cover for this wine were rated higher.

A glass of golden sparkling wine on a marble mantelpiece in front of a gilt mirror
The year
Very Good
Last sold at auction for
$146a bottle · Christie's, Sep 2025

Other vintages of this wine

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

2014201220082007200520042002
ExceptionalExcellentVery goodGoodMixedDifficult

What bottles sell for

At auction, standard bottles of this vintage have sold for between $115 and $146 each, across 5 sales since September 2025.

Every sale on record16 lots, each linked to the auction house
$110$120$130$140$1502025-09-262025-09-27USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-09-26 · $115USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-09-26 · $115USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-09-26 · $115USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-09-26 · $135USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-09-26 · $146USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date5 lots of 75 cl bottles sold in USD at Christie's · prices as published by each house
Sale dateHouse and saleFormatLot pricePer bottle
Sep 2025Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · New York · lot 941 × 300 cl$625$625
Sep 2025Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · New York · lot 936 × 150 cl$1,250$208
Sep 2025Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · New York · lot 926 × 150 cl$1,125$188
Sep 2025Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · New York · lot 916 × 150 cl$1,250$208
Sep 2025Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · New York · lot 906 × 150 cl$1,188$198
Sep 2025Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · New York · lot 896 × 150 cl$1,375$229
Sep 2025Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · New York · lot 886 × 150 cl$1,375$229
Sep 2025Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · New York · lot 8712 × 75 cl$1,375$115
Sep 2025Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · New York · lot 8612 × 75 cl$1,625$135
Sep 2025Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · New York · lot 8512 × 75 cl$1,375$115
Sep 2025Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · New York · lot 8412 × 75 cl$1,375$115
Sep 2025Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · New York · lot 8312 × 75 cl$1,750$146
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 1907 × 150 cl≈$2,480≈$354
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 18924 × 75 cl≈$2,977≈$124
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 18824 × 75 cl≈$2,977≈$124
Jun 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits: Featuring Generations of Jayer, Burgundy from the Historic Cellars of King's College, Cambridge (sale 21094) · London · lot 30812 × 75 cl≈$1,819≈$152
 Prices are in the currency of each sale. Christie’s and Sotheby’s include the buyer’s fee; Hart Davis Hart shows the price before it.

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What does this wine cost to make?Our estimate: $26–$89 a bottle

We estimate it costs about $26 to $89 to make one bottle of a wine like this. The price in the shop is far higher because the land is scarce, the name is famous, and many hands take a share on the way to you.

Low estimateImputed land cost: $4.95Vineyard operations: $1.65Oak barrels: $0.19Winemaking labour and cellar work: $3.00Cellar aging: $3.60Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $4.90Winery overhead: $3.00Financing over the aging period: $5.11$26 per bottleHigh estimateImputed land cost: $13.16Vineyard operations: $3.59Oak barrels: $0.76Winemaking labour and cellar work: $6.00Cellar aging: $10.80Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $12.40Winery overhead: $8.00Financing over the aging period: $34.47$89 per bottleImputed land costVineyard operationsOak barrelsWinemaking labour and cellar workCellar agingBottle, closure, label, case and bottlingWinery overheadFinancing over the aging periodUS$ per 75 cl bottle at the winery, before any margin, tax or transport · Corkonomics cost model

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