3 bottles per lot
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BOLLINGER
AY
Joseph Bollinger was the German from Wrtemberg who founded this ancient house in 1829. The French called him simply "Jacques". The firm's large estates in the best Pinot villages were bought by his sons Georges and Joseph, and in 1918 it was time for the next Jacques to take over the property. He became the mayor of A, but died during the German occupation at the age of 47. The most colourful person in the history of the house is his widow, Lily Bollinger, who kept an eye on the vines by cycling through the vineyards regularly. Her rigorous demands for quality still run through the house to this day. Now Bollinger is run by Ghislain de Montgolfier and Michel Villedey, who control over 144 hectares, providing 70 of the grape supply. Besides the house's exceptional vineyards, they also use very expensive vinification methods. All the vintage wines are fermented in small, aged oak barrels and are never filtered. Nor is any malolactic fermentation, which would probably take place very late in the process, at all encouraged. The reserve wines are stored at low pressure in magnums. Unfortunately the handcrafted champagnes created by Bollinger vary from bottle to bottle. Bollinger make the heaviest and most full-bodied champagnes of any house, and their wines always have a smoky and hazel-nutty complexity which is very hard to beat. The vintage wines are among the very best, but the question is if the curious Vieilles Vignes Francaises, made with grapes from non-grafted vines, doesn't reach even greater heights. Bollinger produces 1.3 million fantastic bottles of champagne every year.
Bollinger R.D.--Vintage 1959
A
"A majestic and powerful champagne full of life." RJ
3 bottles per lot
CHA/1959/Bollinger RD
AY
Joseph Bollinger was the German from Wrtemberg who founded this ancient house in 1829. The French called him simply "Jacques". The firm's large estates in the best Pinot villages were bought by his sons Georges and Joseph, and in 1918 it was time for the next Jacques to take over the property. He became the mayor of A, but died during the German occupation at the age of 47. The most colourful person in the history of the house is his widow, Lily Bollinger, who kept an eye on the vines by cycling through the vineyards regularly. Her rigorous demands for quality still run through the house to this day. Now Bollinger is run by Ghislain de Montgolfier and Michel Villedey, who control over 144 hectares, providing 70 of the grape supply. Besides the house's exceptional vineyards, they also use very expensive vinification methods. All the vintage wines are fermented in small, aged oak barrels and are never filtered. Nor is any malolactic fermentation, which would probably take place very late in the process, at all encouraged. The reserve wines are stored at low pressure in magnums. Unfortunately the handcrafted champagnes created by Bollinger vary from bottle to bottle. Bollinger make the heaviest and most full-bodied champagnes of any house, and their wines always have a smoky and hazel-nutty complexity which is very hard to beat. The vintage wines are among the very best, but the question is if the curious Vieilles Vignes Francaises, made with grapes from non-grafted vines, doesn't reach even greater heights. Bollinger produces 1.3 million fantastic bottles of champagne every year.
Bollinger R.D.--Vintage 1959
A
"A majestic and powerful champagne full of life." RJ
3 bottles per lot
CHA/1959/Bollinger RD