Rarity

Hue:Pale yellow with hints of green - bright Nose:White acacia blossom, lemon blossom. Mandarin and pink grapefruit aromas. Palate:Dense – rich – full-bodied. Full of energy, very complex. Very pure – a slightly salty finish – superb minerality.

Pinot Noir derived from two single plots adjacent to the House in Aÿ: non-grafted vines grown in the traditional en foule layering system and worked entirely by hand.

The Bollinger R.D. Experience: The contrast between a wonderful freshness and the exceptional aromas of an old vintage.

Hue:Golden yellow with hints of green. Nose:White blossom – acacia – honeysuckle – yellow fruit – spices – very complex - sexy. Palate:Powerful – dense – very well-balanced. Full of energy – fine minerality - smooth - precise.

The Vieilles Vignes Françaises are intimately linked to the history of Champagne Bollinger. Ungrafted, they carry a memory that has almost disappeared: an extraordinary and moving heritage memory, that of pre-phylloxera Champagne. Les Chaudes Terres and Clos St Jacques in Aÿ constitute the legendary plots of Vieilles Vignes Françaises of Maison Bollinger. For this vintage of Vieilles Vignes...