Champagne Bollinger, "Vieilles Vignes Francaises" Brut, 2007, wooden box

Magnificent champagne "Vieilles Vignes Francaises" manufactured by Bollinger only during the best vintages of Pinot Noir. Amount of wine is typically less than 2,000 bottles, which quickly sold out collectors. The uniqueness of this drink is that the berries for its production are collected from sites in Buzi and Au, where there are native French vines, which today is a great rarity. This is due to the fact that in the second half of the XIX century in Europe began a march epidemic of phylloxera. For the last 30 years in France, killing more than 90% of the vineyards. To re-planted grapes were more resistant to the disease, it was grafted onto rootstocks of North American varieties. Bollinger company managed to keep intact small plots planted with old vines, which are now handled manually ancient methods. Sip a grand and complex "Vieilles Vignes Francaises", you will be able to touch history, as this magnificent drink, aged in old oak barrels, is an expression of the Champagne region, which gave the world its wines over a hundred years ago.

Bollinger - elite champagne with unrivaled image and excellent evaluation specialists. The origins of the emergence of this wine go back to an old 1650. It was then that the family of Count de Hennekvina Villermonta arrived in beautiful town of Ay in Champagne - the focal point of the wine art. History of the House of Bollinger wine originates from 1829, from the Meaningful moment when Admiral Atanas Emmanuel Louis and Placid Bollinger (a descendant of Count Villermonta) is given thought to lead the overall family affair. Family vineyards, giving directions and the choice was obvious scope profits, because it was then that sparkling drink rapidly won respect around the world. It was a "golden age" of champagne. Already in 1920 the house was Bollinger Achieved near the top selling brands of the world, the brand known by millions.

The period of prosperity of the company fell to the Bollinger middle of the twentieth century, in those years, the winery management was in the hands of talented Lily Bollinger, who idealized the taste of the wine and make it perfect, thereby increasing the sales of its products in half. The last representative of the dynasty, who led the company turned Zhisleyn de Montgolfir - native grandson of the founder. In early 2008, dominate the house appointed Jérôme Philipon - the first manager hired for the entire period of the wine at home, but Bollinger champagne still carries a centuries-old family history.