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Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Francaises 2012

750 ml Pinot Noir Champagne, France 2012

Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Francaises 2012 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 £1750.00 by Hedonism Wines, who say it is out of stock; that is the last price, not an offer.

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Out of stock
£1750.00
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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
rules-v1
Colour
Sparkling
merchant feed
Origin
Champagne · Champagne · France
inferred from Champagne
Grapes
Pinot Noir
lexicon
ABV
not stated by merchant
Farming
not stated
Vegan
not stated
Critic score
none
merchant feed
Drinking window
not stated
Decant
not stated
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
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
light · 2/5
Tannin
lowhigh
soft · 2/5
Acidity
lowhigh
fresh · 4/5
Oak
noneheavy
some · 3/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate · 3/5
Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.
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Merchant's description

This exceptional champagne comes from two Grand Cru parcels of old Pinot Noir vines that grow on their own original root stocks. These walled vineyards, Chaudes Terres and Clos St Jacques, both located in Aÿ near the Bollinger cellars, stand as a testament to a bygone era when vines were cultivated through a practice known as layering, reminiscent of pre-phylloxera methods. The vines here yield low quantities of fruit of the utmost quality, resulting in one of the most luxurious cuvées. The 2012 Vieilles Vignes Françaises saw only 2,193 bottles produced, each carefully numbered.

Other vintages of Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Francaises we list
1981£2500.001982£1830.001989£1920.001992£2000.001996£1530.001999£1210.002000£1400.002006£1330.00
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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