Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises Blanc de Noirs 1999 — Champagne, 0.75 L

Name: Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises Blanc de Noirs 1999 — Champagne, 0.75 L
Brand: Bollinger
Price: 1500.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Bollinger

1999 · 0.75 L · RP 95

€ 1 500,00

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Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises Blanc de Noirs 1999: 27 years old, ungrafted Pinot Noir, from the Vallée de la Marne. 0.75 L.

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0.75 L
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SKU: CHA-BOLLINGER-VIEILLES-VIGNES-FRANCAISES-BLANC-1999-075

Key facts

Vintage: 1999
Appellation: Vallée de la Marne
Classification: AOC Champagne
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Vintage rating: 92/100 — ready to drink
Format: 0.75 L
Producer: Bollinger
Region: Champagne
Country: France
Type: White
Sweetness: Dry

Vallée de la Marne 1999 on the Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart

Category: Vallée de la Marne, AOC Champagne, Champagne

Champagne 1999 on the Wine Advocate chart: 92, ready to drink

The Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart gives Champagne 1999 for the Vallée de la Marne a score of 92 with the letter R, which means ready to drink. Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises Blanc de Noirs 1999 is made from ungrafted Pinot Noir, and as a Blanc de Noirs it contains no white grapes. The bottle is 0.75 L.

Illustration: chalky Chardonnay slopes of the Côte des Blancs

Clos Saint-Jacques and Chaudes-Terres in Aÿ

Today the cuvée comes from two walled parcels in Aÿ, Clos Saint-Jacques and Chaudes-Terres, which together cover 31 ares (0.31 ha). The vines were planted by provignage, the layering method known as “en foule”. The first vintage of Vieilles Vignes Françaises was 1969.

Illustration: chalk cellar (crayère) under Reims with riddling racks

Croix Rouge in Bouzy and the 1999 harvest

A third plot, Croix Rouge in Bouzy, was destroyed by phylloxera in 2005, six years after this vintage.

Illustration: a glass of Champagne with oysters in a Champagne village

Making the wine

The wine is vinified in old oak barrels, riddled and disgorged by hand, and aged at least five years in the cellar. Across all its cuvées, the house works with about 4,000 aged oak barrels, some nearly 100 years old.

Aÿ on the Historic Hillsides

Aÿ lies in the Vallée de la Marne, a sub-region of Champagne. Its Historic Hillsides, with Hautvillers and Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015. Bollinger is among the houses established there. Bollinger belongs to the family-owned Groupe Bollinger.

Questions buyers ask

What is Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises?

A Blanc de Noirs made from ungrafted Pinot Noir. Today it comes from two walled parcels in Aÿ, Clos Saint-Jacques and Chaudes-Terres, which together cover 31 ares. The first vintage was 1969.

Is Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises 1999 ready to drink?

The Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart marks Champagne 1999 in the Vallée de la Marne 92 with the letter R, meaning ready to drink.

Where is Bollinger based?

Champagne Bollinger is based at 16 rue Jules Lobet in Aÿ. The house was founded there on 6 February 1829 as Renaudin-Bollinger & Cie.

How is it made?

It is vinified in old oak barrels, riddled and disgorged by hand, and aged at least 5 years in the cellar.

Who is the current chef de cave at Bollinger?

Émilien Boutillat, from 1 October 2026, succeeding Denis Bunner, who had been at the house since 2013.

This bottle

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