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Bollinger La Grande Année

Bollinger's vintage cuvée, fermented in oak and aged under cork; R.D. is the same wine disgorged a decade later.

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La Grande Année is Bollinger's vintage prestige cuvée, made from mostly estate grand cru Pinot Noir and aged about eight years. R.D. (récemment dégorgé) is the same wine held longer on lees.

Made by
Bollinger
From
Montagne de Reims, Champagne
Style
SparklingPinot Noir, Chardonnay
The kind of wine

Champagne prestige cuvée

The top bottle of a big Champagne house. It is made from the best grapes, aged six to ten years, and sold in a heavy bottle and a smart box.

What a bottle like this costs to make

A glass of golden sparkling wine on a marble mantelpiece in front of a gilt mirror

Good years and bad

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
The essentials

The wine and its economics

La Grande Année is Bollinger's vintage prestige cuvée, made from mostly estate grand cru Pinot Noir and aged about eight years. R.D. (récemment dégorgé) is the same wine held longer on lees.

Every year in a tableHow each year was rated, and the price the producer first asked
VintageHow the year was ratedRelease priceHow rare (0–100)The growing season
2014Good — —
2012Excellent — —Frost, hail and a wet spring cut yields; a small crop of high quality.
2008Exceptional — —Cool year with high acidity; the reference vintage of the modern era, declared by every…
2007Good — —
2005Good — —
2004Very Good — —
2002Exceptional — —
 Release price is what the producer first asked for a bottle. A dash means no price was published.

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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.

ComponentLowHigh
Imputed land cost$4.95$13.16
Vineyard operations$1.65$3.59
Oak barrels$0.19$0.76
Winemaking labour and cellar work$3.00$6.00
Cellar aging$3.60$10.80
Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling$4.90$12.40
Winery overhead$3.00$8.00
Financing over the aging period$5.11$34.47
Estimated winery production cost$26.39$89.18
 One standard bottle, at the winery door. Built in US dollars and shown in your chosen currency.

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Recent auction resultsWhat bottles of this wine fetched when collectors sold them
Sale dateVintageHouse and saleFormatLot pricePer bottle
Jul 20262014Christie'sThe Cellar of an Obsessive Collector Part III: Online (sale 24946) · lot 62818 × 75 cl≈$1,593≈$88 with premium
Jul 20262014Christie'sThe Cellar of an Obsessive Collector Part III: Online (sale 24946) · lot 62718 × 75 cl≈$1,593≈$88 with premium
Jul 20262014Christie'sThe Cellar of an Obsessive Collector Part III: Online (sale 24946) · lot 62618 × 75 cl≈$1,593≈$88 with premium
Jul 20262014Christie'sThe Cellar of an Obsessive Collector Part III: Online (sale 24946) · lot 62518 × 75 cl≈$1,593≈$88 with premium
Jul 20262014Christie'sThe Cellar of an Obsessive Collector Part III: Online (sale 24946) · lot 62418 × 75 cl≈$1,752≈$97 with premium
Jul 20262014Christie'sThe Cellar of an Obsessive Collector Part III: Online (sale 24946) · lot 62312 × 75 cl≈$1,115≈$93 with premium
Jul 20262014Christie'sThe Cellar of an Obsessive Collector Part III: Online (sale 24946) · lot 62212 × 75 cl≈$1,115≈$93 with premium
Apr 20262014Christie'sThe Cellar of an Obsessive Collector Part II: Online (sale 24715) · lot 68912 × 75 cl≈$1,035≈$86 with premium
Apr 20262014Christie'sThe Cellar of an Obsessive Collector Part II: Online (sale 24715) · lot 68812 × 75 cl≈$1,035≈$86 with premium
Apr 20262014Christie'sThe Cellar of an Obsessive Collector Part II: Online (sale 24715) · lot 68712 × 75 cl≈$1,035≈$86 with premium
Apr 20262014Christie'sThe Cellar of an Obsessive Collector Part II: Online (sale 24715) · lot 68612 × 75 cl≈$1,035≈$86 with premium
Apr 20262014Christie'sThe Cellar of an Obsessive Collector Part II: Online (sale 24715) · lot 68512 × 75 cl≈$1,035≈$86 with premium
 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.

All lots on record

The detailsClassification, grapes, bottle sizes and the rest
Producer
Bollinger
Region
Champagne
Appellation
Montagne de Reims
Classification
Prestige cuvée, vintage
Style
Sparkling
Grape composition
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay≈ 65–70%; ≈ 30–35%
Bottle sizes
750 · 1500 ml
First vintage made
1829
Great years
3 of 7 rated excellent or exceptional

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Aerial view of the Phare de Verzenay among the Champagne vineyards of the Montagne de Reims in autumn

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Sources

  1. Bollinger, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
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