Vintage 2013 Vieilles Vignes Françaises

This special champagne comes from 2 single plots of the Bollinger house in Ay; Les Chaudes Terres and Clos Saint Jacques.

These 2 plots survived the Phylloxera in the 20th century and therefore the name of the cuvée, Vieilles Vignes Francaises, means French old vines.

In 2013 only 2477 bottles were produced. The bottle comes in a beautiful wooden box.

• Style: rich & complex
• Vintage: 2013
• Grape variety: 100% pinot noir
• Dosage: brut
• Subregion: Ay, Vallée de la Marne
• Alcohol: 12.5%

Bollinger was founded in 1829 by Henri Bollinger. He was born into a family of winegrowers in the village of Aÿ. Henri's grandfather, Nicolas Joseph Bollinger, was a prosperous farmer who owned vines in the vineyards around Aÿ. In 1750, he built a small winery on his estate where he produced crops for his own use and to sell to his neighbors.

Today, Bollinger owns vineyards of over 180 hectares (including a large number of Grands Crus and Premier Crus) and buys grapes. The company is still family owned and is not part of a large group.

Bollinger is known for producing champagnes dominated by pinot noir, vinified mainly in oak barrels, which makes them vinous and gives them a good ageing potential. Another characteristic of Bollinger is that the reserve wines are kept in magnum bottles with cork.