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Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises

A few thousand bottles from 0.3 hectares of ungrafted pre-phylloxera Pinot Noir in Aÿ.

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Old grand cru Champagne vineyards near the village of Aÿ, Vallée de la Marne, France
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Vieilles Vignes Françaises is made from two tiny plots of ungrafted vines (Chaudes Terres and Clos Saint-Jacques) in about 3,000–4,000 bottles in declared years.

Made by
Bollinger
From
Montagne de Reims, Champagne
Style
SparklingPinot Noir
Bottles made in a typical year
3.5K
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.

201220102009200820062005200420022000
ExceptionalExcellentVery goodGoodMixedDifficult
The essentials

The wine and its economics

Vieilles Vignes Françaises is made from two tiny plots of ungrafted vines (Chaudes Terres and Clos Saint-Jacques) in about 3,000–4,000 bottles in declared years.

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
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
 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
Feb 20262002Christie'sThe Historic Cellar of Jürgen Schwarz: Five Decades of Collecting Part II (sale 24460) · lot 1852 × 75 cl≈$3,504≈$1,752 with premium
Sep 20252005Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · lot 791 × 75 cl$1,188$1,188 with premium
Sep 20252004Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · lot 781 × 75 cl$1,125$1,125 with premium
Jun 20252009Christie'sThree Great Cellars: A Celebration of Superb Burgundy and Large Format Bordeaux (sale 23892) · lot 5412 × 75 cl≈$1,984≈$992 with premium
Dec 20242010Christie'sThe Cellar in the Mountain: Pristine Wines from the Skigaarden Collection (sale 23081) · lot 873 × 75 cl≈$3,307≈$1,102 with premium
Dec 20242009Christie'sThe Cellar in the Mountain: Pristine Wines from the Skigaarden Collection (sale 23081) · lot 862 × 75 cl≈$2,150≈$1,075 with premium
Dec 20242002Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring A Superb Family Collection from North America (sale 23191) · lot 2683 × 75 cl≈$4,779≈$1,593 with premium
Sep 20222004Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 21209) · lot 1961 × 75 cl≈$796≈$796 with premium
May 20222004Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR (sale 21212) · lot 572812 × 75 cl≈$8,761≈$730 with premium
May 20222002Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR (sale 21212) · lot 57272 × 75 cl≈$2,867≈$1,434 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
Single-vineyard prestige cuvée
Style
Sparkling
Grape composition
Pinot Noir100%
Bottle sizes
750 ml
Bottles made in a typical year
3,500 bottlesA few thousand bottles, per the house
First vintage made
1969
Great years
3 of 9 rated excellent or exceptional

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Sources

  1. Bollinger, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
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