Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Francaises 1981
750 ml Pinot Noir 100% Champagne, France 1981
Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Francaises 1981 is a dry, light-bodied sparkling from Pinot Noir (Champagne, France), in the sparkling style. Acidity is fresh; oak influence is some. Good with duck, salmon, roast chicken, aperitif. Listed at £2500.00 by Hedonism Wines, who say it is out of stock; that is the last price, not an offer.
Listed, but out of stock
Every merchant below says this wine is out of stock. The prices are the last ones they showed, not offers.
Hedonism Wines
Out of stock
£2500.00
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Taste profile
inferred · confidence 0.45
sweetness
1 / 5
dry
Pinot Noir prior
body
2 / 5
light
Pinot Noir prior
acidity
4 / 5
fresh
Pinot Noir prior
oak
3 / 5
some
Pinot Noir prior
Estimates by WineGenie, not the merchant's or a critic's words. Built from the grape's typical profile, the appellation, terms in the name and the merchant's description. How this works.
Facts
Style
Sparkling
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Colour
Sparkling
merchant feed
Origin
Champagne · Champagne · France
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Grapes
Pinot Noir
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ABV
not stated by merchant
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Farming
not stated
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Vegan
not stated
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Critic score
none
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Drinking window
not stated
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Decant
not stated
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Food
inferred from grape and style
Occasions
celebration · aperitif · wedding · gift · special occasion
inferred
About Pinot Noir
Typical aromas: red cherry, strawberry, raspberry, violet. Serve at 14–16 °C. Grape page.
knowledge base
Typical for Pinot Noir · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
Body
lightfull
Tannin
lowhigh
Acidity
lowhigh
Oak
noneheavy
Alcohol
lowhigh
Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.
Similar wines · by structure and price
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bollinger Special Cuvee Bollinger · Champagne | £2250.00 | |||
| Krug Rose Edition 24 Krug · Champagne | £2000.00 | |||
| Personalised Maison Henri Giraud MV21 Magnums Champagne Henri Giraud · Champagne | £1770.00 | |||
| Bollinger RD, 2008 - '2024 Release' 2024 Bollinger · Champagne | £1526.40 |
Merchant's description
Vieilles Vignes Françaises by Bollinger is an incredibly scarce 100% Pinot Noir sourced from several tiny plots of ungrafted vines. The very low-yielding vines are grown the traditional way, using the provignage method, and are sometimes worked with the assistance of a cart-house. A towering symbol of a bygone era.
Other vintages of Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Francaises we list
The same wine in a different year. Vintages differ; our taste profile is derived per vintage only where the merchant's text differs.
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