Brand story

Since 1829, Champagne Bollinger has been making great wines with a powerful, refined and complex style, expressing the aromas of the fruit in all its dimensions.

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Bollinger style 5 key pillars
Madame Bollinger
Sustainability

Brand story

Maison Bollinger, a most singular taste to be shared

Champagne Bollinger is a Grande Maison that remains one of the leading family-owned and operated wineries in the Champagne region. For almost two centuries, Champagne Bollinger has been dedicated to producing unique, fine wines and has preserved its exceptional quality.

Since its foundation in 1829, the spirit of craftsmanship has been handed down with the utmost care. The vineyards of the Maison are blessed with vast and spectacular soils, where elegant and dynamic Pinot Noir is nurtured. This uncompromising excellence was honored to be first awarded a Royal Warrant by Queen Victoria in 1884. Since then, it has made a name for itself as one of the few Champagne houses to be the official suppliers for the British Royal Family.

The Bollinger style is characterised by the expression of the fruit’s full palette of aromas in champagnes that are both deep and subtle and which strike a perfect balance between the intensity of great Pinot Noirs and the freshness of Chardonnays from the Côte des Blancs.
Bollinger wines reveal a creamy effervescence resulting from vinification in oak barrels and prolonged yeast contact.

Bollinger style 5 key pillars

The five pillars are the key to the authentic craftsmanship and the insatiable passion for winemaking that the Maison continues to uphold.

The House Vineyard

Champagne Bollinger’s 180 hectares of vines are made up of 85% Grand and Premier crus.
Pinot Noir

The village of Aÿ, where Bollinger is located, is widely known among wine lovers as the “Holy Land of Pinot Noir”. In this sacred land, Bollinger has made a name for itself as a Pinot Noir wine-maker.
Magnums of reserve wines

The reserve wines, the heart of the Maison, are aged in magnum bottles corked to maintain a consistent style.
The barrels

The 4,000 aged barrels have been carefully handled since the company’s inception by the only resident cooper in the Champagne region. Barrel fermentation and aging promotes slow oxidation and the development of complex aromas.
The luxury of time

All the wines are left to age on the lees for twice or three times as long as stipulated by the Champagne appellation,so that the wine can develop and gain in complexity.

Madame Bollinger The soul of Champagne Bollinger since 80 years

Elisabeth Bollinger

Among the legendary names whose work contributed to the history of the Maison is Elisabeth Bollinger, one of the grandesdames of Champagne.

When her husband died in 1941, Madame Bollinger did not think twice about stepping up to run the business, courageously leading the Maison through war and occupation.
In the 1950s, she became a tireless global ambassador for Bollinger wines.

Combining tradition with modernity, she spent thirty years at the helm, showing boldness and independence of mind. She was behind the cuvées Bollinger R.D. with the 1952 vintage, then Vieilles Vignes Françaises with the 1969 vintage. With her exacting standards of quality and excellence, she upheld the values that have driven Bollinger since the very beginning.

Madame Bollinger remained true to the family’s local roots.
The people of Aÿ have fond memories of her cycling through the vineyards and village streets, and of all the work she did for the community.

Madame Bollinger believed that producing excellent wines went hand-in-hand with preserving the Maison’s vines,its savoir-faire, and the wellbeing of its employees. Her commitment continues to inspire us as we look to the future.

Sustainability

Our People

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The Earth

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Our Roots

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Champagne Bollinger obtains
B Corp^TM certification.

Maison Bollinger obtained B CorpTM certification, an international certification which represents high standards in terms of social, societal, and environmental performance and it allows us to join a community of businesses who are committed to the ambitious development of these values., Maison Bollinger maintains its ongoing commitment to People, to the Land, and to its Roots as well as our continued efforts towards further progress.